Dermot Bannon
Dermot Bannon | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 May 1972 |
| 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 |
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.
Early life
[edit]Dermot Bannon was born in the Malahide suburb of Dublin, Ireland on 2 May 1972 to Mary and Jim Bannon, a horticulturist.[1] He has two younger siblings, Padraig and Fionnuala. When he was seven, Bannon and his family emigrated to Egypt as his father had taken a job in Cairo then returning back to Ireland two years later.[2]
Career
[edit]When he was 18, he began studying in Hull School of Architecture in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England.[3] In 1994, Bannon appeared on Blind Date alongside Jenni Falconer while studying abroad.[4][5] Upon graduating, Bannon returned to Dublin and joined the Moloney O'Beirne Architects firm.
In 2006, he had noticed an advertisement for a presenter for a new television series called House Hunters to fill in for Roisin Murphy, a fellow TV architect who was on maternity leave, which he hosted for one season.[6] Bannon began to work on RTE's Room to Improve the following year.[7][8] Bannon established his own architectural firm, Dermot Bannon Architects, in 2008.[9][10]
A follow-up show, Room to Improve: Constructive Criticism was also aired in 2022.[11] A new series, Dermot Bannon's Incredible Homes, was cut short in 2020 by the COVID-19 pandemic, and resumed airing in April 2022.[citation needed] In 2015, he released a book called Love Your Home.[12]
Bannon is a client of self-styled "agent to the stars" Noel Kelly of NK Management.[13] Bannon is also a "brand ambassador" for Volvo, a deal arranged by Noel Kelly of NK Management. As part of this deal with Volvo, Bannon promoted a plug-in hybrid SUV worth more than €95,000 in 2021.[14] Bannon is also a "brand ambassador" for County Meath-based company WillowWarm, which produces briquettes, a type of compressed willow mulch used for fuel.[15][16]
Personal life
[edit]Dermot married his wife Louise in 2002 and they have three children: Sarah, James and Thomas.[17] Bannon's father died in 2007 before the first episode of Room to Improve aired.[18]
References
[edit]- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Mallon, Sandra (24 January 2024). "Dermot Bannon experienced 'culture shock' when he lived abroad". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ↑ https://www.pressreader.com/ireland/irish-examiner-weekend/20171202/282222306081341. Retrieved 24 February 2022 – via PressReader.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Whyte, Ellen (24 December 1994). "10 years and a lorra laughs". Evening Herald. p. 23. Archived from the original on 23 January 2026 – via Irish Newspaper Archives.
- ↑ Russell, Cliodhna (5 August 2025). "Video: Dermot Bannon went on Blind Date, didn't get picked but got a kiss". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ↑ O'Connor, Ruth (6 January 2025). "RTE's Dermot Bannon on being a TV architect and balancing work away from the screen". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ↑ "Dermot Bannon: 'At school, nobody ever saw me as a serious contender for a boyfriend. I wasn't popular and I was quite overweight'". independent. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Dermot Bannon Architects Ltd | Irish Legal & Business Services Company & Director Check". www.solocheck.ie. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ↑ Deegan, Gordon (8 June 2018). "Dermot Bannon company breaks even after he and wife hand themselves three-fold pay increase". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Deegan, Gordon (31 January 2023). "Agent to the stars Noel Kelly sees profits more than double in 2022: Accumulated profits at NK Management — whose clients include Ryan Tubridy, Pat Kenny, Dermot Bannon and Claire Byrne — push past €900,000". The Irish Times. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ↑ Coyne, Ellen (1 July 2023). "Deals on wheels: The RTÉ stars driving cars worth up to €70,000 thanks to lucrative brand tie-ups". Irish Independent. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ↑ "WillowWarm Briquettes welcomes Dermot Bannon as Brand Ambassador".
- ↑ "DERMOT BANNON – BRAND AMBASSADOR for Willowwarm Briquettes". 15 February 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ↑ de Brun, Liam (10 April 2024). "Dermot Bannon Reveals Major Regret About His children". Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ↑ "Dermot Bannon opens up on shock loss of late father". 10 December 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
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