Home of the Year: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Championing individuality, flair and commitment to design, Home of the Year features homeowners around Ireland who have done something extraordinary to the place they call home.

Over 8 weeks, 21 homes compete for the Home of the Year title, with three very different and unique properties featured each week.

From unusual conversions to architectural gems and countryside retreats, Home of the Year features people who have built their dream home, just the way they want it. Series one and two showcased homes from all across Ireland including a converted workshop, a barn turned dream home, a radically transformed Dublin terrace and a self-built cob house to name but a few.

Making the tough decisions on which homes go through to the final are our three expert judges; design legend Hugh Wallace, acclaimed architect Declan O'Donnell and award winning interior designer Deirdre Whelan.

Looking for individuality, functionality and clever design, the judges individually score each of the homes out of 10, the home with the highest combined score in each programme goes through to the final, where the ultimate winner is crowned.

Series details

• Title: Home of the Year
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2015-03-28
• Status in TVmaze: To Be Determined
• Network listed by TVmaze: RTÉ ONE
• Network country: Ireland
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 27283
• TVDB ID: 308446

Cast and credited roles

• Hugh Wallace — Judge
• David Heffernan — Narrator
• Deirdre Whelan — Judge
• Amanda Bone — Judge
• Declan O'Donnell — Judge
• Sara Cosgrove — Judge
• Peter Crowley — Judge
• Helen James — Judge
• Patrick Bradley — Judge
• Suzie McAdam — Judge
• Siobhan Lam — Judge

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2015-03-28; final listed air date 2015-05-14; episode order: 8.
• Season 2: premiered 2016-03-03; final listed air date 2016-04-28; episode order: 8.
• Season 3: premiered 2016-04-20; final listed air date 2017-04-27; episode order: 8.
• Season 4: premiered 2018-02-27; final listed air date 2018-04-24; episode order: 8.
• Season 5: premiered 2019-02-19; final listed air date 2019-04-09.
• Season 6: premiered 2020-02-25; final listed air date 2020-04-14.
• Season 7: premiered 2021-02-16; final listed air date 2021-04-06.
• Season 8: premiered 2022-02-15; final listed air date 2022-04-05.
• Season 9: premiered 2023-02-14; final listed air date 2023-04-04.
• Season 10: premiered 2024-02-20; final listed air date 2024-04-09; episode order: 8.
• Season 11: premiered 2025-02-18; final listed air date 2025-04-08; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from Home of the Year on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.