Home Rescue

Róisín, Peter and the clutterbusters come to the century-old Rose Cottage in the pretty Wicklow village of Kiltegan – home to Dubliner Martin McKenna and a lot quieter than his old home in Crumlin. Currently sleeping in the living room, working all day as a lorry driver for the council and avoiding the mountain of clutter in case he ‘can’t find his way out again’ Martin dreams of having his grandkids to stay, but there’s barely enough room for himself.

Unlikely housemates 69-year-old Carol and her 21-year-old granddaughter, Sharmyne live together in the home that Carol once shared with her late husband. Over the decades, the kitchen and its adjacent extension have been renovated many times but, as new layers of décor were added and the clutter accumulated, functionality has taken second place. Determined to rescue the pair from chaos, Róisín unveils a plan to reorganize the kitchen in ‘Venetian’ style – adding new units and stripping back the layers to reveal the history of the house.

In Tullamore county Offaly, Carol Scott lives with her 16-year-old daughter Moira, diagnosed with autism in sixth class. With the unwavering support of her mum, Moira excels in her favourite sports but her training regime, and Carol’s part time job as a public health nurse, leaves no time to tidy or organise their home. Enter: Róisín with a plan to create an innovative ‘she-shed’ for Moira’s extensive collection of sports gear and turn Carol’s bedroom into a ‘five-star hotel room’.

The Home Rescue team are in Booterstown, Co. Dublin to help 53-year old Mairead tackle her clutter and home design issues. After Mairead was diagnosed with facial cancer four years, she underwent massive surgery and lost an eye to save her life and now sees in 2D. Despite losing an eye, the irrepressible Mairead recovered, but the trauma of that time put an end to her chances of fixing the place up.