# Home of the Year

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 my new judge, interior designer, Sara Cosgrove. All three judges returned for another series the following year.
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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

| Season | Premiere date | Finale date | Number of houses | Number of weeks | Winners |
| 1 | 26 March 2015 | 14 May 2015 | 21 | 8 | Andrew Harvey & Ita Molloy, Co. Cork |
| 2 | 3 March 2016 | 28 April 2016 | 21 | 8 | Egon Walesch & Richard Goodwin, Co. Westmeath |
| 3 | 2 March 2017 | 27 April 2017 | 20 | 8 | Louise McGuane & Dominic McCarthy, Co. Clare |
| 4 | 27 February 2018 | 24 April 2018 | 21 | 8 | Patrick & Ros Walshe, Co. Wicklow |
| 5 | 19 February 2019 | 9 April 2019 | 21 | 8 | Peter Boyle & Ciara Denvir, Co. Antrim |
| 6 | 25 February 2020 | 14 April 2020 | 21 | 8 | Ethna Dorman, Co. Dublin |
| 7 | 16 February 2021 | 6 April 2021 | 21 | 8 | Jen Sheahan, Co. Dublin |
| 8 | 15 February 2022 | 5 April 2022 | 21 | 8 | Kate & Shane Byrne, Co. Wicklow |
| 9 | 14 February 2023 | 4 April 2023 | 21 | 8 | Rob & Janice McConnell, Co. Antrim |
| 10 | 20 February 2024 | 9 April 2024 | 21 | 8 | Shane Murray and Marty Campbell, Co. Dublin |

## 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 Hill | 24 (8, 8, 8) | 3rd place |
| David Norris | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Winner |
| Eoghan McDermott | 22 (8, 7, 7) | =4th place |
| Mike Ross | 22 (7, 8, 7) | =4th place |
| Lorraine Keane | 25 (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 Ballagh | 26 (8, 9, 9) | 2nd place |
| Eleanor McEvoy | 22 (7, 8, 7) | 5th place |
| John Boyne | 27 (10, 9, 8) | Winner |
| Jean Byrne | 25 (8, 9, 8) | =3rd place |
| Ramona Nicholas | 25 (10, 8, 7) | =3rd place |