Room to Improve

It's Series 5 and Room To Improve is back. With mortgage approval's thin on the ground, Demot Bannon's architectural designs and challenges have never been more difficult but exciting, giving plenty of reason to extend this successful six-part series to an hour long.

With renovations in Blackrock and Dundrum, refurbishments in Dalkey and Longford, rebuilds in Wicklow and restorations in Cork, the pressure is really on and delivering on budget is more crucial for Dermot than ever.

Episode 1: The series begins in Cork City with our youngest and most ambitious couple yet, Meadhbh and Niall, both 27-years-old. Not only are the couple trying to completely restore a 1920s cottage but Meadhbh is also working on her PHD, has a full time job, Niall runs two busy 02 stores, oh and they are planning a wedding to happen within a month of the house being complete!

Everybody from Dermot to the engineer, Niall's dad, Meadhbh's mom, friends, family and even the builder feel the best thing for the house is to knock it. However, Meadhbh's heart is set on restoring every beautiful original feature of the house no matter how difficult, including the Victorian tiles which cause a lot of heartache to retain. She's a girl who knows what she wants and knows how to get it but her strong opinions bring huge clashes between herself and Dermot as they learn to work together.

From creating extensions in Dalkey to defusing tensions with clients in Cork, how will Dermot precede his reputation and deliver on budget, still giving the client their dream home?

With six very different projects, budgets, requirements and personalities, will Dermot's new set of criteria allow for any Room to Improve these homes?