Families from Wicklow, Cork, Louth, and Donegal will have to dig deep during one of the most challenging fitness trials of their lives in a 90-minute Fittest Family special.
This year's finale will take place on The Mountain in Kilruddery, culminating in one family walking away with the coveted title of Ireland's Fittest Family 2022, and €15,000.
After completing in grueling qualifier rounds, only the strongest have survived, with Davy Fitzgerald's Nugent family from Louth, Donncha O'Callaghan's Finnegan family from Cork, and Anna Geary's two teams - the Gallagher's from Donegal, and the Fitzsimons from Wicklow, in the final.
Speaking ahead of Sunday's episode, coach Anna Geary said: "Both the Gallaghers and the Fitzsimons this year have very different dynamics and very different strategies ahead of the final, which will have some brand-new challenges this season. It has been so exciting so far - this final is the closest yet - it comes down to the wire. It is challenging, you want both families to do really well. you do what you can for both."
"This is my third final with two families in the final four," Anna added. "Donncha is definitely mad to beat me! I think Davy came in disappointed to have gone out first last year. He has a new sense of determination and the Nugents are a very strong family. It is the most epic final yet - all four families will leave it all out there. It's one of the best final showdowns we have ever had."
On coach Nina Carberry who missed out on a place in the final this year, Anna said: "For Nina, it's hard for her not to be in the final on her first year, but I know already she will come back much stronger, she will definitely be waiting in the long grass for next season."
Davy Fitzgerald added that his family, the Nugents, could pull out a surprise performance this weekend, vowing: "The Nugents are going into the final as underdogs, but we'll fight with everything we have and take it from there, we want the title of Ireland's Fittest Family going to Louth and we can make that happen."
While Donncha O'Callaghan is confident that the title could be heading back home to his native Cork with the Finnegans.
He said: "The Finnegans are real fighters and they’ve gotten to the final the hard way and are going into this battle under the radar. Davy and Anna think myself and The Finnegans aren’t any competition at all but that’s just what we want them to think. Our plan is to bring the title back to Cork with us where it belongs."
On Sunday evening's 90-minute special, the families take on Mountain Madness and old show favourite Back Against the Wall for points, before the bottom two face an eliminator and the loser exits the competition. With three families remaining, the families take on a brand-new event - the grueling Wall of Pain.
Only two families make it through to the Grand Final, and only one will be crowned Ireland’s Fittest Family.
Watch Ireland's Fittest Family on RTÉ One at 6.30pm.
