Home of the Year judges say this restored house is 'hard to beat'

‘What a terrific home to be going through to the final,’ says architect Hugh Wallace of the lovingly restored Dublin home

Kevin Desmond outside his restored Dublin home.

Don't we all love a zesty helping of brutal honesty served with our vicarious kitchen snoop? Architect and Home of the Year judge Amanda Bone has been sharpening our appetites with her no-holds-barred opinions on everything from clutter to wicker garden furniture lately.

But tonight, all three judges ooze positivity about the fifth finalist chosen in the 2021 RTÉ One series.