Family with strong Tipperary connection into Ireland's Fittest Family final on RTÉ
Michelle O'Connell and her three sons top the leaderboard of RTE's Ireland's Fittest families
This coming Saturday evening will see the final of Ireland's Fittest Family and there's a massive Tipperary connection on RTE's hit show.
Michelle O'Connell and her three sons Jack, Ronan and Billy will represent Waterford and Davy Fitzgerald in the final.
Michelle, only daughter of Micky Pollard who is originally from Pollards Cross in Mullinahone, will be bringing the Tipperary and Mullinahone connection to the final.
She is the niece of Joe Pollard and Kitty Gahan both of whom live in Mullinahone.
The O'Connell's beat of stiff competition in the programme - which is being shown on RTE One television every Saturday evening.
This season the show had a delayed start due to the untimely death of young contestant Cillian Flaherty.
The first episode was aired on Saturday, January 4 and saw the O’Connell family from Portlaw, county Waterford top the leaderboard and go straight into the quarter finals which will air in a few weeks time.
Mother Michelle O'Connell along with her three sons Jack, Ronan and Billy have been put through her paces by their coach Davy Fitzgerald.
Portlaw GAA club has wished the family the best of luck and said they will be supporting the Waterford family all the way.
Carrick-on-Suir RFC has shared a post of the family on Facebook with coach Davy Fitzgerald: