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 | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 May 1972 |
| 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
editDermot Bannon 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.[citation needed]
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 follow-up 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.[citation needed]
Bannon's father died in 2007 before Room to Improve had aired. In 2015, he released a book called Love Your Home.[6]
Bannon is a client of self-styled "agent to the stars" Noel Kelly of NK Management.[7] 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.[8] Bannon is also a "brand ambassador" for County Meath-based company WillowWarm, which produces briquettes, a type of compressed willow mulch used for fuel.[9][10]
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.
- ^ https://www.pressreader.com/ireland/irish-examiner-weekend/20171202/282222306081341. Retrieved 24 February 2022 – via PressReader.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
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