House that David built in Cork is first 'Home of the Year' finalist

'This house is completely me,' says the owner of a residence that wowed the judges in the popular television competition

David O'Brien's light-filled living area.

It ticked all the boxes for location, views, light and layout, and a Cork house was the unanimous choice as the first Home of the Year 2021 finalist when the seventh series started tonight.

David O’Brien put a lot of hard work into the two-year creation of his modern bespoke home in the countryside, completing the selfbuild with the help of his brother. “I wanted to build something that was really unique to me,” he told us in tonight’s show.