Room to Improve

Dermot Bannon returns for a new series, as the urbane architect accepts a challenge from singer Daniel O'Donnell and his wife Majella to reconfigure their beloved Kincasslagh home.

In Fermoy, Dermot Bannon attempts a challenging combination of old and new for his clients Dave and Susie as he merges a high-end, luxurious extension complete with swim spa, gym and sauna with the 170-year-old mansion that Susie fell in love with as a teenager.

Architect Dermot Bannon takes on one of his trickiest builds to date - a client with a wish list 25 pages long but a budget that definitely doesn't match her aspirations.

Dermot Bannon takes on the difficult challenge of transforming a beloved family home in Portrane, north Dublin, to accommodate three generations of the one family.

Dermot Bannon tries to complete the transformation of a semidetached house for a couple in Killester, North Dublin.

Completely renovating a 100 year old farmhouse in Tipperary, Dermot designs a dream home in the country for dairy farmer Padraig and schoolteacher Katie. Every man in the world appreciates his wife just a little more after seeing this one.

At first glance, there’s not much wrong with Lorna and Rory’s home in the south Dublin suburb of Stillorgan. Well appointed and tastefully decorated with a large sloping back garden, it is – as their architect observes – ‘perfect for the 1960s’ but not the contemporary dream home his clients want.

In a special edition of Room To Improve, Dermot Bannon reflects on some of the most memorable, challenging and spectacular builds and reveals of the eleven series so far.