Ireland's Fittest Family
RTÉ ONE Running
13 Seasons · 103 Episodes · Premiered January 11, 2014
Laura Fox is the latest presenter of the exacting reality show, in which families vie to prove they are the fittest in Ireland. They are mentored by Nina Carberry, Donncha O'Callaghan, Davy Fitzgerald and, for the first time ever, Cobh track and field icon Sonia O'Sullivan.
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Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
6 episodes
E01
Episode 1
Sat, Jan 11 2014 6:30 PM GMT+0000
E02
Episode 2
Sat, Jan 18 2014 6:30 PM GMT+0000
E03
Episode 3
Sat, Jan 25 2014 6:30 PM GMT+0000
E04
Episode 4
Sat, Feb 1 2014 6:30 PM GMT+0000
E05
Episode 5
Sat, Feb 8 2014 6:30 PM GMT+0000
E06
Episode 6
Sat, Feb 15 2014 6:30 PM GMT+0000
Season 2
7 episodes
E01
Episode 1
Sun, Sep 21 2014 5:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E02
Episode 2
Sun, Sep 28 2014 5:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E03
Episode 3
Sun, Oct 5 2014 5:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E04
Episode 4
Sun, Oct 12 2014 5:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E05
Episode 5
Sun, Oct 19 2014 5:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E06
Episode 6
Sun, Oct 26 2014 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E07
Episode 7
Sun, Nov 2 2014 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
Season 3
7 episodes
E01
Episode 1
Sun, Nov 1 2015 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E02
Episode 2
Sun, Nov 8 2015 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E03
Episode 3
Sun, Nov 15 2015 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E04
Episode 4
Sun, Nov 22 2015 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E05
Episode 5
Sun, Nov 29 2015 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E06
Episode 6
Sun, Dec 6 2015 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E07
Episode 7
Sun, Dec 13 2015 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
Season 4
8 episodes
E01
Episode 1
Sun, Oct 30 2016 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E02
Episode 2
Sun, Nov 6 2016 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E03
Episode 3
Sun, Nov 13 2016 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E04
Episode 4
Sun, Nov 20 2016 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E05
Episode 5
Sun, Nov 27 2016 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E06
Episode 6
Sun, Dec 4 2016 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E07
Episode 7
Sun, Dec 11 2016 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E08
Episode 8
Sun, Dec 18 2016 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
Season 5
9 episodes
E01
Episode 1
Sun, Oct 29 2017 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E02
Episode 2
Sun, Nov 5 2017 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E03
Episode 3
Sun, Nov 12 2017 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E04
Episode 4
Sun, Nov 19 2017 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E05
Episode 5
Sun, Nov 26 2017 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E06
Episode 6
Sun, Dec 3 2017 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E07
Episode 7
Sun, Dec 10 2017 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E08
Episode 8
Sun, Dec 17 2017 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E09
Episode 9
Thu, Dec 28 2017 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
Season 6
7 episodes
E01
Episode 1
Sun, Oct 28 2018 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E02
Episode 2
Sun, Nov 4 2018 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E03
Episode 3
Sun, Nov 11 2018 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E04
Episode 4
Sun, Nov 25 2018 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E05
Episode 5
Sun, Dec 2 2018 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E06
Episode 6
Sun, Dec 9 2018 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E07
Episode 7
Sun, Dec 16 2018 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
Season 7
8 episodes
E01
Episode 1
Sun, Oct 27 2019 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E02
Episode 2
Sun, Nov 3 2019 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E03
Episode 3
Sun, Nov 10 2019 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E04
Episode 4
Sun, Nov 17 2019 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E05
Episode 5
Sun, Nov 24 2019 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E06
Episode 6
Sun, Dec 1 2019 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E07
Episode 7
Sun, Dec 8 2019 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E08
Episode 8
Sun, Dec 15 2019 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
Season 8
9 episodes
E01
Episode 1
Sun, Jan 3 2021 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E02
Episode 2
Sun, Jan 10 2021 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E03
Episode 3
Sun, Jan 17 2021 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E04
Episode 4
Sun, Jan 24 2021 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E05
Episode 5
Sun, Jan 31 2021 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E06
Episode 6
Sun, Feb 7 2021 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E07
Episode 7
Sun, Feb 14 2021 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E08
Episode 8 (Final)
Sun, Feb 21 2021 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E09
Best Of
Sun, Feb 28 2021 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
Season 9
10 episodes
E01
Episode 1
Sun, Oct 31 2021 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E02
Episode 2
Sun, Nov 7 2021 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E03
Episode 3
Sun, Nov 14 2021 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E04
Episode 4
Sun, Nov 21 2021 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E05
Episode 5
Sun, Nov 28 2021 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E06
Episode 6
Sun, Dec 5 2021 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E07
Episode 7
Sun, Dec 12 2021 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E08
Episode 8
Sun, Dec 19 2021 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E09
Episode 9 - Celebrity Special
Mon, Dec 27 2021 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E10
Episode 10 - Hall of Fame
Mon, Jan 3 2022 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
Season 10
8 episodes
E01
Episode 1
Sun, Oct 2 2022 5:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E02
Episode 2
Sun, Oct 9 2022 5:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E03
Episode 3
Sun, Oct 16 2022 5:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E04
Episode 4
Sun, Oct 23 2022 5:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E05
Episode 5
Sun, Oct 30 2022 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E06
Episode 6
Sun, Nov 6 2022 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E07
Episode 7
Sun, Nov 13 2022 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E08
Episode 8
Sun, Nov 20 2022 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
Season 11
8 episodes
E01
Episode 1
Sun, Oct 29 2023 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E02
Episode 2
Sun, Nov 5 2023 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E03
Episode 3
Sun, Nov 12 2023 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E04
Episdoe 4
Sun, Nov 19 2023 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E05
Episode 5
Sun, Nov 26 2023 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E06
Episode 6
Sun, Dec 3 2023 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E07
Episode 7
Sun, Dec 10 2023 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E08
Episode 8
Sun, Dec 17 2023 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
Season 12
8 episodes
E01
Episode 1
Sat, Jan 4 2025 6:35 PM GMT+0000
90 min
It's set to be one of the most competitive seasons yet with Sonia O'Sullivan, Anna Geary, Davy Fitzgerald and Donncha O'Callaghan all vying to coach a super fit family to the title.
E02
Episode 2
Sat, Jan 11 2025 6:35 PM GMT+0000
60 min
This episode features the Flaherty family, including the late Cillian Flaherty, from Dublin, the McLoughlins from Laois, the Fagans from Wicklow, and the Adamowicz family from Cork.
E03
Episode 3
Sat, Jan 18 2025 6:35 PM GMT+0000
60 min
Donncha's Collins family from Tipperary, Davy's Cummins family from Kilkenny, Anna's O'Brien family from Westmeath, and Sonia's Hogan family from Limerick take on The Lake.
E04
Episode 4
Sat, Jan 25 2025 6:35 PM GMT+0000
60 min
Donncha's McGuire family from Wicklow, Davy's Ferns family from Clare, Anna's Cooney family from Cork, and Sonia's Dempsey family from Cork take on The Lake.
E05
Episode 5
Sat, Feb 1 2025 6:35 PM GMT+0000
60 min
Donncha's Flaherty family from Dublin, Davy's Cummins family from Kilkenny, Anna's Magner family from Cork, and Sonia's Hogan family from Limerick take on The Bog.
E06
Episode 6
Sat, Feb 8 2025 6:35 PM GMT+0000
60 min
Laura Fox is on the hunt to find the nation's Fittest Family alongside coaches Sonia O'Sullivan, Anna Geary, Davy Fitzgerald and Donncha O'Callaghan.
E07
Episode 7
Sat, Feb 15 2025 6:35 PM GMT+0000
60 min
Six families take on The Forest, all battling it out for a place in the grand final of the competition in The Flour Mill. Presented by Laura Fox.
E08
Episode 8
Sat, Feb 22 2025 6:35 PM GMT+0000
90 min
Just four familes remain as this year's Ireland's Fittest Family culminates in the most epic Final yet – in the Flour Mill at Dublin Port.
Season 13
8 episodes
E01
Episode 1
Sun, Nov 2 2025 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
E02
Episode 2
Sun, Nov 9 2025 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
This week it's the turn of rugby stars Donncha O'Callaghan and Andrew Trimble – each with two families each, who go head-to-head in a bid to make it through to the next round.
E03
Episode 3
Sun, Nov 16 2025 6:30 PM GMT+0000
E04
Episode 4
Sun, Nov 23 2025 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
Presented by Laura Fox, the first of the quarter finals of the series takes place in the wilds of Hell and Back, Kilruddery Co Wicklow.
E05
Episode 5
Sun, Nov 30 2025 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
This second quarter final of the series takes place in the wilds of Hell and Back, Kilruddery Co Wicklow, featuring Andrew Trimble, Michael Darragh MacAuley and Donncha O'Callaghan
E06
Episode 6
Sun, Dec 7 2025 6:30 PM GMT+0000
60 min
Three families battle it out in the last of the quarter finals of the series fronted by Laura Fox.
E07
Episode 7
Sun, Dec 14 2025 6:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
Over two semi-final heats in a feature-length episode from Drogheda Port, the six remaining families will become four as they battle it out for a place in the Grand Final.
E08
Episode 8
Sun, Dec 21 2025 6:30 PM GMT+0000
90 min
Ireland's Fittest Family lands in the magnificent Tower and Treetop Walk of Avondale in County Wicklow for the grand finale.
Davy Fitzgerald
as Judge
Darragh Moloney
as Narrator
Anna Geary
as Judge
Donncha O'Callaghan
as Judge
Mairéad Ronan
as Presenter
Derval O'Rourke
as Judge
Laura Fox
as Presenter
Nina Carberry
as Judge
Sonia O'Sullivan
as Judge
Alan Quinlan
as Judge
Jason Sherlock
as Judge
Kenneth Egan
as Judge