"At times, they eased away from me for a while, and I think they kind of said to themselves: '[He's] probably harmless'. As to whether they underestimated me or not in that sense, I don't know, because I wasn't a threat to anybody in there. And that's the way I liked it."
"I am a hugger, to be honest. The grandkids were all onto me: 'What are you saying, granddad? You are a hugger.' Having said that, I wasn't really a hugger in the castle. So had I hugged somebody in the castle, I think they'd have just [spotted] it straight away. So I was happy enough that Nick would take that,"
"I was disappointed, of course. I know it's not impossible - you can survive from start to finish as a traitor, but it's very, very hard. I got a good run, and I was happy with that."
Paudie Moloney, 68, a former prison officer from Kilmallock, Co Limerick, was the last original Traitor and was banished from Slane Castle. He said he was disappointed to leave but acknowledged surviving the entire game as a Traitor is very difficult. He intentionally played a 'daddy and granddad' role so other contestants eased away and perceived him as harmless, which reduced suspicion. He described himself as a hugger in real life, but avoided hugging inside the castle and instead recruited Nick, who carried out the lethal hug. He said the audience reaction and newfound attention are very new to him.
Read at Irish Independent
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