TV: Cork families face off in Ireland's Fittest Family

Both of the families are also mentored by Cork coaches- Sonia O'Sullivan and Anna Geary. 
TV: Cork families face off in Ireland's Fittest Family

The Dempsey family of Cork in Ireland’s Fittest Family with mentor Sonia O’Sullivan

Two Cork families will be facing off against each other when the next episode of Ireland’s Fittest Family airs on RTÉ1 tonight at 6.35pm.

Both clans are also mentored by Cork coaches as they undergo the challenges.

The Cooney family is coached by camogie great Anna Geary, and the Dempseys have athletics legend Sonia O’Sullivan in their corner.

The Cooney family from Cork in Ireland's Fittest Family with mentor Anna Geary
The Cooney family from Cork in Ireland's Fittest Family with mentor Anna Geary

Will they both be among the two families to qualify, as they compete against the Maguire family from Wicklow, mentored by Donncha O’Callaghan, and the Ferns family, coached by Davy Fitzgerald?

The families must each take on a Fittest Family classic with a twist for 2025 - Raft Rage: The Rivals - and then will face the High & Dry challenge. 

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