Offaly home to feature in new series of RTÉ's 'Home of the Year'
A home in Offaly will be among those competing for the title of Ireland's Home of the Year when the new series of the RTÉ property show gets underway next week.
The tenth series of the show will begin airing on Tuesday next, February 20, at 8.30pm on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player.
Twenty-one homes across the country will be featured in the series, including one in Offaly.
An RTÉ spokesperson said specific details about the Offaly home were not being made public just yet, but that the local property would feature in the fifth episode of the series, which airs on Tuesday, March 19.
A description of the upcoming series said it "will feature re-imagined semi-detached homes, renovation projects, architectural homes, restored period homes and new builds in locations in Antrim, Clare, Cork, Derry, Dublin, Galway, Kildare, Louth, Mayo, Offaly, Waterford and Wicklow."
The judging panel that will be assessing each of the homes consists of architect and founding partner of Douglas Wallace Consultants, Hugh Wallace, award-winning architect Amanda Bone, and award-winning interior designer Sara Cosgrove.
Looking for individuality, functionality, and clever design, the judges 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.
Commenting ahead of his tenth series of Home of the Year, Hugh Wallace said: “Two hundred and ten delicious homes visited over a decade and my heart still flutters with excitement to walk through the hall door and get inspired. Love it!"
Interior designer Sara Cosgrove added that she was "delighted to be part of" the tenth series of the show.
"I loved travelling the country with my fellow judges, seeing the diversity of design and home styles," she said.
And architect Amanda Bone said: "I believe a home is a reflection of the homeowner and a source of well-being, so it's fascinating discovering what people enjoy and how they express and see themselves."
Home of the Year is sponsored by AIB and is produced by ShinAwiL for RTÉ.