{"id":23331,"date":"2025-09-15T18:42:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T18:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/23331\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T18:42:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T18:42:08","slug":"decisive-night-ahead-for-mayo-man-on-rtes-traitors-ireland-death-row","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/23331\/","title":{"rendered":"Decisive night ahead for Mayo man on RT\u00c9&#8217;s Traitors Ireland &#8216;death row&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tonight could be the final one in Slane Castle for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayonews.ie\/mayonews.ie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Mayo<\/a> man Patrick Hughes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Traitors Ireland is now in its third week and having survived elimination on Sunday night, the former Casino manager finds himself on &#8216;death row&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The intrigue, lying and murders have appealed to audiences&#8217; dark side as the contestants battle it out for a potential prize of \u20ac50,000.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Despite receiving seven votes at the cruel roundtable and tying with &#8216;Traitor&#8217; Andrew, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayonews.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Westport<\/a> man is still battling to remain in the show.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayonews.ie\/news\/gaa\/1895077\/breaking-next-step-taken-in-mayo-gaa-s-two-point-saga.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">READ MORE:\u00a0BREAKING &#8211; Next step taken in Mayo GAA&#8217;s two-point saga<\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of the most vocal of the remaining characters,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayonews.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Westport\u2019s<\/a> Patrick Hughes\u00a0has not been afraid to speak his mind and clashed with fellow contestant Nina in one of the earlier roundtable discussions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Many will be familiar with his restaurant, the &#8216;\u00e1 Thai Noodle Bar&#8217; on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayonews.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Bridge Street,\u00a0<\/a>which he runs with his wife Nikki.<\/p>\n<p>He is also the Chairperson of the Westival Festival and\u00a0feels any national attention he can draw to\u00a0Westival can only help the festival grow and thrive.<\/p>\n<p>He has pledged to donate 80% of any winnings back into the local music and arts community through Westival.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A\u00a0Dublin native, he came to Westport after a high-flying career in the casino\u00a0industry, starting as a croupier and culminating with running hotel, casino and entertainment\u00a0businesses in Las Vegas. <\/p>\n<p>Only time will tell whether his experience with card sharks,\u00a0professional gamblers and billionaire casino owners pays off when the chips are down and\u00a0his own future at risk.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayonews.ie\/news\/castlebar\/1894629\/giro-dmayo-500-raises-over-35-000-for-paediatric-unit-in-mayo-university-hospital.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">READ MORE:\u00a0Giro d\u2019Mayo 500 raises over \u20ac35,000 for Paediatric Unit in Mayo University Hospital<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The show broadcasts on RT\u00c9 One at 9.35pm three times weekly (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday) for the next two weeks.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayonews.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Banner_NEWS-1757955266421.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"282\" height=\"159\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; 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