Mairead Ronan: 'I'm more selfish with my time now'

As Ireland’s Fittest Families returns to our screens Mairead Ronan speaks to Jen Stevens about the new series - and learning to say no

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“Not in a million years.” 

That’s Mairead Ronan’s answer when I ask her if she and her family would ever appear in a celebrity episode of Ireland’s Fittest Family. It’s about to start its ninth season and is a firm favourite in the RTÉ Autumn schedule. But despite picking up lots of tips from the coaches over all the years that she has presented the show, Mairead is in no hurry to take part herself.