Home of the Year is an Irish property reality television series which has been broadcast on RTÉ One since 2015. The programme is based on the format of the Norwegian series Årets Hjem, originally created by Nordisk Film TV Denmark and distributed by Banijay.
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. 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. Season four saw Wallace and Whelan return for another series, O'Donnell left the show and was replaced by architect Patrick Bradley. Season five and six had Wallace and Whelan judge once again, however, architect Peter Crowley joined the panel. In season seven Wallace was the only judge to return. He was joined by interior designer Suzie McAdam and architect Amanda Bone.
In 2022, Wallace and Bone returned for their eighth and second series, respectively, joined by a new judge, interior designer Sara Cosgrove. All three judges returned for another series the following year. In 2025, Cosgrove was replaced by interior consultant, Siobhan Lam. Season 12, broadcast in 2026 included the same three presenters, filming having been completed before Wallace's death in December 2025.
123456789101112 Hugh Wallace Amanda Bone colspan="6" Siobhan Lam colspan="10" Sara Cosgrove colspan="7" colspan="2" Suzie McAdam colspan="6" colspan="5" Deirdre Whelan colspan="6" Peter Crowley colspan="4" colspan="6" Patrick Bradley colspan="3" colspan="8" Declan O'Donnell colspan="9" Helen James colspan="11"
Series overview SeasonPremiere dateFinale dateNumberof housesNumberof weeks 1 26 March 2015 14 May 2015 Andrew Harvey & Ita Molloy, Co. Cork 2 3 March 2016 28 April 2016 Egon Walesch & Richard Goodwin, Co. Westmeath 32 March 201727 April 2017Louise McGuane & Dominic McCarthy, Co. Clare 427 February 201824 April 2018Patrick & Ros Walshe, Co. Wicklow519 February 20199 April 2019Peter Boyle & Ciara Denvir, Co. Antrim625 February 202014 April 2020Ethna Dorman, Co. Dublin716 February 20216 April 2021Jen Sheahan, Co. Dublin815 February 20225 April 2022Kate & Shane Byrne, Co. Wicklow914 February 20234 April 2023Rob & Janice McConnell, Co. Antrim1020 February 20249 April 2024Shane Murray and Marty Campbell, Co. Dublin1118 February 20258 April 2025Amy & Eoin Martin, Co. Limerick123 March 202621 April 2026Lorcan Burke & Adrian Sharp, Co. Kildare
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.
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.
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 Hill24 (8, 8, 8)3rd placeDavid Norris27 (9, 9, 9)WinnerEoghan McDermott22 (8, 7, 7)=4th placeMike Ross22 (7, 8, 7)=4th placeLorraine Keane25 (8, 9, 8)2nd place
2019 The episode was broadcast on 2 January 2019.
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 Ballagh26 (8, 9, 9)2nd placeEleanor McEvoy22 (7, 8, 7)5th placeJohn Boyne27 (10, 9, 8)WinnerJean Byrne25 (8, 9, 8)=3rd placeRamona Nicholas25 (10, 8, 7)=3rd place
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