Home of the Year

Home of the Year is an Irish property reality television series which has been broadcast on RTÉ One since 2015.[1]

Home of the Year
GenreReality competition
Created byNordisk Film
Banijay
JudgesHugh Wallace
Helen James
Declan O'Donnell
Patrick Bradley
Peter Crowley
Amanda Bone
Suzie McAdam
Voices ofDavid Heffernan
Country of originIreland
Original languageEnglish
No. of series7
No. of episodes56 (and 3 specials)
Production
Running time30 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production companyShinAwil
Release
Original networkRTÉ One
Original release26 March 2015 (2015-03-26) –
present

Format

The format of the series follows three judges visiting three different homes every week and each scoring them out of ten. At the end of each episode the house which has scored the most points advances to the final. After seven weeks, the seven winning houses are judged one last time with the overall winner announced at the end of the episode.

Judges

Architect, Hugh Wallace is the only judge who has appeared in every single season of the show. Season one, saw Wallace joined by, architect, Declan O'Donnell and textiles and homeware designer, Helen James.[2] Season two and three saw Wallace and O'Donnell return for a second and third year in a row. Interior designer, Deirdre Whelan replaced James as a judge.[3] Season four saw Wallace and Whelan return for another series, O'Donnell left the show and was replaced by architect, Patrick Bradley.[4] Season five and six had Wallace and Whelan judge once again, however, architect, Peter Crowley joined the panel.[5] In season seven Wallace was the only judge to return. He was joined by, interior designer, Suzie McAdam and, architect, Amanda Bone.[6] In 2022, Wallace and Bone returned for their eighth and second series, respectively, joined my new judge, interior designer, Sara Cosgrove.[7] All three judges returned for another series the following year.[8]

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Hugh Wallace
Amanda Bone
Sara Cosgrove
Suzie McAdam
Deirdre Whelan
Peter Crowley
Patrick Bradley
Declan O'Donnell
Helen James

Series overview
Season Premiere date Finale date Number
of houses		 Number
of weeks
Winners
1 26 March 2015 14 May 2015 21 8 Andrew Harvey & Ita Molloy, Co. Cork
2 3 March 2016 28 April 2016 Egon Walesch & Richard Goodwin, Co. Westmeath
3 2 March 2017 27 April 2017 20 Louise McGuane & Dominic McCarthy, Co. Clare
4 27 February 2018 24 April 2018 21 Patrick & Ros Walshe, Co. Wicklow
5 19 February 2019 9 April 2019 Peter Boyle & Ciara Denvir, Co. Antrim
6 25 February 2020 14 April 2020 Ethna Dorman, Co. Dublin
7 16 February 2021 6 April 2021 Jen Sheahan, Co. Dublin
8 15 February 2022 5 April 2022 Kate & Shane Byrne, Co. Wicklow
9 14 February 2023 4 April 2023 Rob & Janice McConnell, Co. Antrim

Celebrity Home of the Year

Since 2016 three one-off celebrity specials of the show have aired on RTÉ One with five celebrities taking part in each episode. As with the main series, each house was scored out of thirty. The homeowner with the highest score at the end of the episode was awarded €5,000 for a charity of their choice.

2016

The episode was broadcast on 28 December 2016.[9]

Judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Hugh Wallace, Deirdre Whelan, Declan O'Donnell.

Homeowner Score Result
Terry Prone 25 (7, 9, 9) =3rd place
Helen Cody 26 (8, 10, 8) 2nd place
Darren Kennedy 25 (8, 8, 9) =3rd place
Norah Casey 27 (9, 9, 9) Winner
Brent Pope 23 (8, 7, 8) 5th place

2018

The episode was broadcast on 2 January 2018.[10]

Judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Hugh Wallace, Deirdre Whelan, Patrick Bradley.

Homeowner Score Result
Melissa Hill 24 (8, 8, 8) 3rd place
David Norris 27 (9, 9, 9) Winner
Eoghan McDermott 22 (8, 7, 7) =4th place
Mike Ross 22 (7, 8, 7) =4th place
Lorraine Keane 25 (8, 9, 8) 2nd place

2019

The episode was broadcast on 2 January 2019.[11]

Judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Hugh Wallace, Deirdre Whelan, Peter Crowley.

Homeowner Score Result
Robert Ballagh 26 (8, 9, 9) 2nd place
Eleanor McEvoy 22 (7, 8, 7) 5th place
John Boyne 27 (10, 9, 8) Winner
Jean Byrne 25 (8, 9, 8) =3rd place
Ramona Nicholas 25 (10, 8, 7) =3rd place

References
  1. "Home of the Year". 19 October 2017. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. Burca, Jonathan de (18 July 2015). "Hugh Wallace: Home judged to perfection". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  3. Crawley, Peter. "Home of the Year: Nice house, but you wouldn't live in it". The Irish Times. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  4. "Home of the Year judge Patrick Bradley: Good design saves you money in the long run". Irish Examiner. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  5. Hannigan, Mary. "Home of the Year: 'sheer magic' of converted carriage house wins as judges disagree". The Irish Times. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  6. O’Donoghue, Denise (3 February 2021). "Meet the new judges joining Hugh Wallace on Home of the Year". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  7. "Home of the Year returns to RTÉ One with a brand new judge". 30 January 2022. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. "RTE Reveal When Home Of The Year Is Returning". 2 February 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  9. "Home of the Year (TV Series)".
  10. English, Eoin (3 January 2018). "David Norris wins home of the year prize". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  11. Crawley, Peter. "Celebrity Home of the Year: John Boyne's 'ego room' floors judges". The Irish Times. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
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