Ireland's Fittest Family review, episode 3: Balance is everything 

Saoirse Corcoran may have had difficult time in one of the challenges, but it was inspiring to see her  get up and start all over again 

Clodagh McIntyre  on the Sole Survivor challenge in Ireland's Fittest Family on RTÉ One.

Great telly is unifying. It's why I sometimes miss the days of two-channel land. Because as a nation, those collective experiences become our context, our shorthand. Before on-demand entertainment, we all sat ourselves down at the same time, like some kind of national performance art, to partake in programmes.

 That's why you can bond with someone of a certain generation over Bosco and the magic door and why dungarees can evoke a funny feeling in your tummy. That's why we all call that Sunday night dread, The Glenroes. That's why every Irish person at a party in Sydney will snigger if you say 'Roll it there Róisín' when you catch someone picking their nose.