Episode 6 – The Finale
Four families, the Donegans, the O’Reillys, the McNallys and the Daverns, go head-to-head to see which family will walk away with €15,000 and be crowned Ireland’s Fittest Family
Series Overview:
From the makers of Celebrity Bainisteoir comes Ireland’s Fittest Family, a new primetime RTÉ One television entertainment show that will search the country for the fittest, fastest, strongest families! After physical and scientific testing, twelve families will qualify to enter the most extreme fitness competition ever.
Over six weeks these elite families will compete against each other on the toughest endurance courses in the country. After each event the weakest family will be eliminated, until there’s just one family standing.
The winning family will walk away with a €15k cash prize and the title of Ireland’s Fittest Family 2013.
Overseeing the whole process will be four mentors, well known faces from the world of Irish sport. They will mentor the families, working with them each week on fitness, dietary plans and coaching them to elite levels! Already signed up are international rugby coach Eddie O’Sullivan and legendary Clare GAA bainisteoir Davy Fitzgerald.
The Final Four Families:
THE DAVERN FAMILY
MENTOR: KENNETH EGAN
TEAM COLOUR: ORANGE
FITNESS SCORE: 2422*
LOCATION:
KILCORMAC, CO. OFFALY
KIERAN
AGE WEIGHT HEIGHT OCCUPATION FITNESS STRENGTH
27 87KG 5’ MMA and Gym
Speed & Agility
Kieran runs his own gym in Tullamore and he is an MMA fighter. He has a black belt in kickboxing and a purple belt in jiu jitsu. His fights have been shown on Sky Sports and Setanta Ireland before.
MICHAEL JNR.
AGE WEIGHT HEIGHT OCCUPATION FITNESS STRENGTH
24 86KG 6’ Sennheiser Factory
Strength & Power
Michael was the 2012 MMA League Champion and has a blue belt in jiu jitsu. He has completed a weight lifting challenge to lift 50,000kg in 1 hour.
NICOLE
AGE WEIGHT HEIGHT OCCUPATION FITNESS STRENGTH
14 70KG 5’ In school
Speed & Agility
Nicole plays camogie for her local GAA in Kilcormac and is also involved in athletics. The rest of the family members are protective of her but say she is tough.
MICHAEL SNR.
AGE WEIGHT HEIGHT OCCUPATION FITNESS STRENGTH
48 110KG 6’ Firefighter
Strength & Power
Michael is a firefighter and runs daily. He is a British Shotaken silver medalist. He did his fitness tests remotely and Joe O’Connor verified them via video. He used to be a kickboxer and was known as One Punch Mick.
THE O’REILLY FAMILY
MENTOR: NIKKI SYMMONS
TEAM COLOUR: LILAC
FITNESS SCORE: 2291.3
LOCATION: CAVAN
FIONAN AGE WEIGHT HEIGHT OCCUPATION FITNESS STRENGTH
24 85KG 5’10” Engineer Speed & Agility
Fionan came 8th in the Hell and Back challenge in 2012 and enjoys running, cycling, swimming, football and hurling. He was not at our fitness testing day but Joe O’Connor verified his video test footage remotely.
AODHAGAN
AGE WEIGHT HEIGHT OCCUPATION FITNESS STRENGTH
23 82KG 6’2” Student Endurance
Aodhagan is very into running and has competed with Annalee AC and UCD AC. He enjoys swimming, cycling, hiking and is generally sporty. When he was 2 years old he was in a farming accident and has only a thumb on his right hand and is missing a finger on his left hand.
EVELYN
AGE WEIGHT HEIGHT OCCUPATION FITNESS STRENGTH
51 66KG 5’5” Housewife Endurance
Evelyn enjoys athletics and walking and has participated in road races and masters track and field competitions. She has played basketball, tennis and canoed in the past.
CLODAGH
AGE WEIGHT HEIGHT OCCUPATION FITNESS STRENGTH
16 67KG 5’5” In school Endurance
Clodagh is the current U17 cross country champion in Ireland. She has 10 other national gold medals. She also swims and plays basketball and last year her school’s basketball team reached the national play-offs.
THE DONEGAN FAMILY
MENTOR: NIKKI SYMMONS
TEAM COLOUR: JADE GREEN
FITNESS SCORE: 1603.11
LOCATION: TULLAMORE
JASON
AGE WEIGHT HEIGHT OCCUPATION FITNESS STRENGTH
19 62KG 5’9” Just finished 6th year
Endurance
Jason is a member of the Tullamore Harriers AC and has won medals in many cross country races. He has also won road races in junior and senior categories.
MARK
AGE WEIGHT HEIGHT OCCUPATION FITNESS STRENGTH
20 60KG 5’9” Civil Engineering Student
Endurance
Mark competes on the Tullamore Harriers first team at senior level and pb’s in every race.
JOHN
AGE WEIGHT HEIGHT OCCUPATION FITNESS STRENGTH
50 71KG 5’9” Synergy Health Warehouse
Endurance
John has been a member of Tullamore Harriers for 30 years and has won medals at club, county and All Ireland levels in track and cross country events.
NADINE
AGE WEIGHT HEIGHT OCCUPATION FITNESS STRENGTH
15 54KG 5’4” Starting 6th year in school
Speed & Agility
Nadine is also a member of Tullamore Harriers and has won medals at club, county, Leinster and All Ireland team events. She plays junior GAA for Tullamore and plays on the midlands soccer team and has been picked to play in the Gaynor Cup.
THE MC NALLY FAMILY
MENTOR: DAVY FITZGERALD
TEAM COLOUR: SKY BLUE
FITNESS SCORE: 2127.11
LOCATION: MONAGHAN
RONAN
AGE WEIGHT HEIGHT OCCUPATION FITNESS STRENGTH
26 78KG 5’9” He works in sales
Endurance
Ronan is a GAA player and won an All Ireland College B medal. He is the twin brother of Grainne. He works on the family farm as well as in sales with the shop Upstairs Downstairs.
THERESE
AGE WEIGHT HEIGHT OCCUPATION FITNESS STRENGTH
28 50KG 5’4” Creche Leader
Endurance
Therese plays GAA with Monaghan’s Ladies Panel. She was named an All Star in 2011. She is a coeliac.
OWEN
AGE WEIGHT HEIGHT OCCUPATION FITNESS STRENGTH
55 73KG 5’6” Dairy farmer
Endurance
Owen is the dad in the family and runs a farm at their home in Monaghan. They farm dry stock and have 35 cows. He has hearing difficulties. He ran the Dublin City Marathon in 1999. His fitness mainly comes from farming. Owen coached the Junior Ladies team when they won the All-Ireland and his wife and 5 daughters were all on the team.
GRAINNE
AGE WEIGHT HEIGHT OCCUPATION FITNESS STRENGTH
26 49KG 5’3” Nurse
Speed & Agility
Grainne is a GAA player and is Ronan’s twin sister. She was a part of the All Ireland Junior Team that Owen coached to victory.