Dermot Bannon
Dermot Bannon (born 2 May 1972) is an Irish architect and television presenter best known for being the host of the Room to Improve television series.
Dermot Bannon | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Irish |
Alma mater | Hull School of Architecture |
Occupation | Architect |
Spouse |
Louise Bannon (m. 2002) |
Children | 3 |
Practice | Dermot Bannon Architects |
Projects | Room to Improve |
Website | dermotbannonarchitects |
Early life
Dermot was born in the Malahide suburb of Dublin, Ireland on 2 May 1972.[1] When he was around seven or eight years of age, Bannon and his family emigrated to Egypt as his father had taken a job in Cairo before subsequently returning to Ireland after a number of months of residing there.
When he was 18, he began studying in Hull School of Architecture in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England.[2] Upon graduating, Bannon returned to Dublin and joined the Moloney O'Beirne Architects. In 2006, he had noticed an advertisement for a presenter for a new television series called House Hunters.
A year later, Bannon began to work on RTE's Room to Improve,[3] with the latest season airing in 2023.[4] A followup show, Room to Improve: Constructive Criticism was also aired in 2022.[5] A new series, Dermot Bannon's Incredible Homes, was cut short in 2020 by the Covid-19 pandemic, and resumed airing in April 2022.
Bannon's father died in 2007 before Room to Improve had aired. In 2015, he released a book called Love Your Home.[6]
References
- Telford, Thomas (21 May 2021). "RTE Dermot Bannon's personal life in beautiful Dublin home with wife and 3 kids". DublinLive. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- https://www.pressreader.com/ireland/irish-examiner-weekend/20171202/282222306081341. Retrieved 24 February 2022 – via PressReader.
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- Fitzpatrick, Pat (20 February 2022). "TV review: Room to Improve — the prices have gone crazy, but the show's improved". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- "If you're part of the cult of Dermot Bannon, you'll enjoy this". The Irish Times. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- "Love Your Home by Dermot Bannon – Bringing the Outside In". Gill Books. Retrieved 23 February 2022.