‘He’s a changed man’ – meet the ‘grim reaper’ for Dermot Bannon’s OTT home tastesQuantity surveyor Claire Irwin has achieved the apparently impossible in getting the ‘Room to Improve’ architect to finally get real about budgetsClaire Irwin says she's most proud of work that brings an old house up to an A1 or A2 ratingMelanie Finn Today at 06:30RTÉ’s Room to Improve quantity surveyor Claire Irwin may have achieved the impossible – reining in Dermot Bannon’s lavish tastes.The 17th season of the popular show may well herald a more considered approach from the celebrity architect.Bannon, who often refused to let the trifling issue of homeowners’ budgets get in the way of his vision, is now “a changed man”.

Source: Irish Independent January 17, 2026 11:09 UTC