RTE Ireland’s Fittest Family viewers said “this is madness” as each family competed in a “gruelling” challenge for a spot in the semi-final.
Coaches Sonia O’Sullivan, Anna Geary, Donncha O’Callaghan and Davy Fitzgerald were back for another episode of the popular fitness show.
Four families competed for a spot in the semi-final[/caption]
The Flaherty family and the Cummins family made it through to the semi-final[/caption]
Anna’s Magner family won the eliminator[/caption]
Ireland’s Fittest Family returned to Hell & Back in Kilruddery, Co Wicklow for the quarter-final tonight.
And the four judges were in close competition with each other to bring their families through to the semi-finals.
In tonight’s episode, Donncha’s Flaherty family, Davy’s Cummins family, Anna’s Magner family, and Sonia’s Hogan family took on The Bog.
Each family first took on All Tyred Out which saw Davy’s Cummins come out on top while Anna’s Magners finished last.
The next challenge was the “gruelling” Bog Job where all four family members had to navigate the muddy bog leaving nobody behind.
Sonia’s Hogan family came out on top as they completed the task in 5 minutes and 43 seconds.
The Flaherty’s were next, completing the Bog Jog in 5 minutes and 44 seconds.
Although they placed third in the Bog Job, Davy’s Cummins family were straight through to the semi-finals, after finishing first in All Tyred Out.
Also straight through to the semi-finals was Donncha’s Flahertys, after placing second in both challenges.
The final spot in the semi-final was decided by tonight’s eliminator challenge titled Hell and Back.
The Hogans and the Magners went head-to-head but Anna’s Magner family came out on top in another nail-biting eliminator.
RTE viewers all raced to social media after the show to share their thoughts.
John said: “This is madness.”
Christina wrote: “I am absolutely delighted for the Flaherty’s.”
Another added: “This quarter-final race had us on the edge of our seats.”
Coach Donncha O’Callaghan was left “gutted” after his family missed out on a spot in the quarter-final last week.
For the last three weeks, the four judges have been in close competition with each other to bring their families through to the quarter-finals.
‘GUTTED’
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 took on The Lake for the final heat last week.
Each family first took on the Fittest Family classic with a twist – The 2025 Raft Rage: The Rivals.
This was a race to get each family member to the other side of the bog bath by pulling the raft back and fort, with only two family members allowed on the raft at a time.
Sonia’s Dempsey family came out on top, while Anna’s Cooney’s finished last.
The next test was The Drop Zone, which saw one family member high above the lake on a seat, meaning they were frozen from the action until they drop into the water.
To get them into the water, the rest of the family had to fill a tank up to the orange line using different sized buckets.
When the water hit the orange line the person on the drop zone seat was plunged into the water and could then help the other family members fill the tank to the red line.
Once it hit the red line, the person who was on the drop zone seat had to swim to a rope and climb to the top of it before ringing the bell.
After all four families completed the challenge, there scores from both races were added up and Donncha’s McGuire’s were eliminated from the competition.
