Cheap Irish Homes host Tadhg Casey: 'I grew up in North Kerry and had some great characters as bosses'

Eve Kelliher talks to the architect and TV presenter as he unveils his latest design in his home county

Kerry architect and 'Cheap Irish Homes' presenter Tadhg Casey. Pictures: RTÉ/AV3 Media

It might be 116 years since the ink dried on EM Forster’s words “Only connect!” but they are as relevant as ever.

Not least in the Kerry town associated globally with literature. Tadhg Casey is showing me images of Listowel Activity Hub. The architect has designed the building in vernacular style to link the town with its surrounding landscape, greenway network and wider community.