This ‘Home of the Year’ contender in West Cork is in ship-shape for a lively buyer, writes Tommy Barker.

Carol O’Callaghan meets the man behind a thousand store fronts — the principal of architecture and design company, Douglas Wallace Consultants, and a man who’s become better known as a judge in ‘Home of the Year’.

It’s a house fit for a king, an economically friendly king, and it’s just been crowned RTÉ’s Home of the Year.

From self-built dream homes to eco-friendly retreats, just seven houses remain in contention for RTÉ’s Home of the Year competition.