Buildings
New life was breathed into a characterful old farmhouse in Urlingford, Co. Kilkenny, on a recent episode of Dermot Bannon's 'Room to Improve'
Rural Life
A new build designed to resemble a typical Irish cottage and its associated outbuildings is providing inspiration.
%%excerpt%% An interior decorator is finding her husband's farm to be the perfect setting for her new career trajectory.
COCO Content is encouraging farm families losing the war against clutter to apply to take part in its 'Home Rescue' programme.
Irish people have a romantic image of farm buildings but many have turned their backs on heritage buildings, said architect Vivian Cummins.
Renovating traditional farmhouses can be a contentious issue - just ask Katie Ryan who locked horns with Dermot Bannon, on 'Room to Improve.'
When building a house on farmland, there can be a tendency to focus on planning permission rather than design, said Thomas O'Brien, architect.
