Colman Noctor: What 'The Traitors' can teach us about honesty in the real world 

"As entertainment, it’s gripping. As parenting material, it’s complicated. What does it mean when the same adults who insist that honesty is the best policy also cheer when their favourite contestant lies skilfully? How do we reconcile the values we want to instil in our children with the cultural messages we enjoy for leisure?"

‘The Traitors Ireland’ contestants with host Siobhán McSweeney is a wildly popular reality TV show where deception is the central theme.

“DAD is obsessed with The Traitors, and he wants the old prison warden guy to win,” my 10-year-old son told my neighbour while we were chatting outdoors rcently. While ‘obsessed’ is a bit of an exaggeration, I must admit I’ve become intrigued by the new RTÉ show and have clearly been talking about it a bit more than I realised.

Though my son has never watched an episode of The Traitors, he seems to have a good grasp of the game as well as an insight into my support of ace networker Paudie.