Home of the Year returns to our screens for its eighth series with a brand new judge and some impressive interior design.
Looking for individuality, functionality and clever design, judges Hugh Wallace, Amanda Bone, and Sara Cosgrove will each score the homes out of 10 and the home with the highest combined score in each programme will go through to the final in April, where the winner will be crowned.
Over the last number of weeks, a total of 21 homes across Ireland competed for the prestigious title of 'Home of the Year' in 2022.
Who will be the selected as the seventh finalist? In the penultimate episode the three judges Hugh, Amanda and Sara visit a modern panoramic house in Dublin, an old shop conversion in Kilkenny and a city home with protected facade in Cork.
Padraig and Gráinne Haughney, Kilkenny
Padraig and Gráinne Haughney live in this old shop conversion along with their three boys, in Kilkenny.
Built in the 1820s as a commercial property, it had been lying vacant for over 50 years before they purchased the premises and, over a three-year period, transformed it into a family home. As the shopfront is listed, it remained, but was restored along with other original characteristics including the high sloping ceilings, beam and tie bars.
The family love the history of the property and how they have been able to turn it into a family home at the heart of the community.
Home of the Year airs every Tuesday on RTÉ One at 8:30pm.
