Room to Improve review: Inside revamped Kilkenny farmhouse 

Dermot Bannon brings 200-year-old residence back to the future for a new generation with home improvement grants

Over 200 years ago, this farmhouse in County Kilkenny became a family home for the first time. Now six generations later it has emerged from dereliction to become a home yet again.

It’s been upgraded and extended — yet thanks to the devotion of its owners it’s the same house it always was.