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Home of the Year

Irish reality television series


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

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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]

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Hugh Wallace
Amanda Bone
Sara Cosgrove
Suzie McAdam
Deirdre Whelan
Peter Crowley
Patrick Bradley
Declan O'Donnell
Helen James

Series overview

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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. O’Donoghue, Denise (3 February 2021). "Meet the new judges joining Hugh Wallace on Home of the Year". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  5. "Home of the Year returns to RTÉ One with a brand new judge". 30 January 2022. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. "RTE Reveal When Home Of The Year Is Returning". 2 February 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  7. English, Eoin (3 January 2018). "David Norris wins home of the year prize". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  8. 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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