Ireland's Fittest Family

A LAOIS fireman will lead his sons and daughter into battle tonight as they compete for the title of 'Ireland's Fittest Family'.

It is the fourth time a Laois family has taken part in the series and the signs are good for the Gallaghers, as the county reached the final each time. They will compete against the Fitzsimons family from Wicklow, the Finnegans from Meath and the Dorans from Wexford. A LAOIS fireman will lead his sons and daughter into battle tonight as they compete for the title of ‘Ireland’s Fittest Family’.

The young man impressed viewers as he took part in the challenges as the show returned for its tenth season this year on RTE - viewers were happy to see it ...

"I love critically commenting on the performances while devouring a curry chip and can of Coke," laughed another. "Ah the little face on him," wrote one viewer. They faced a challenge in which one member of the family had to see how long they could hold on to hoops suspended up in the air while their family members collected rings, with the family who collected the most rings before the family member dropped being in the lead. Viewers were impressed as the young boy managed to last over a minute on the hoops, with his family earning a score of 11. Read more: Promoted Stories

Ireland's Fittest Family returns with new coach Nina Carberry, singing senator Frances Black is this week's focus on Keys to My Life, while Stanley Tucci: ...

Please review their details and accept them to load the content. Ireland's Fittest Family returns with new coach Nina Carberry, singing senator Frances Black is this week's focus on Keys to My Life, while Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy resumes with a trip to Venice . We need your consent to load this YouTube contentWe use YouTube to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity. The American actor travels across Italy to discover more of the secrets and delights of the country's regional cuisines, beginning in the crumbling beauty of Venice. She returns to the Rialto house that offered refuge after the collapse of her marriage in her early twenties and the South Circular Road Victorian house bought by her parents for £13,000 in the late 1980s that became a sanctuary during her recovery from alcoholism. In the first heat, the Fitzsimons from Co Wicklow, the Gallaghers from Co Laois, the Finnegans from Co Meath, and the Dorans from Co Wexford battle it out for two places in the next round of the competition.

Ireland's Fittest Family returned to tv screens tonight to kick off season ten in the much-loved series. Fans of the show were treated to some new ...

"I love critically commenting on the performances while devouring a curry chip and can of Coke," laughed another. Promoted Stories "Ah the little face on him," wrote one viewer. Viewers were impressed as the young boy managed to last over a minute on the hoops, with his family earning a score of 11. They faced a challenge which saw one member of the family test themselves to see how long they could hold on to hoops suspended up in the air while their family members collected rings, - the group who collected the most rings before their family member dropped won. Fans of the show were treated to some new challenges as well as a new coach as jockey Nina Carberry joined the show.

RTE viewers were blown away by Fitzsimons' sons Kai and Aaron as they flew through the eliminator on Ireland's Fittest Family.The hit RTE series is ba.

Well done the Fitzsimons." The two families did the best that they could but in the end the Fitzsimons were the winner. With the scores of the first two events combined, the winning family went through to the next round, and the family at the bottom were sent home.

Season 10 saw jockey Nina Carbery join as a celebrity coach but things didn't go her way as her family was eliminated. Today's top videos. STORY CONTINUES BELOW.

[Viewers ](https://www.rte.ie/)were impressed as the young boy managed to last for more than an agonising minute on the hoops, earning his family a score of 11. [show](https://extra.ie/?s=Ireland%27s+Fittest+Family+), one member of the family had to see how long they could hold on to hoops suspended up in the air while their family members collected rings - the family with the most rings won the round. The new season kicked off with four families being pushed to their limits over a water-filled course using rafts and for the first time, walls in the water.