A new ‘property porn’ series from Waddell Media airing on RTE2 from Monday 28 November goes beyond the usual fare by also featuring some of the country’s top estate agents.

Waddell says that Selling Ireland’s Dream Homes, a series of four one-hour episodes screening before Christmas, gives viewers a peek inside some of the country’s most quirky, unusual and pricey properties and their selling agents.

The series spans urban villas, country mansions and swish penthouses to historic palazzo.

The Selling Ireland’s Dream Homes series follows on from Selling Ireland’s Most Exclusive Homes, which aired on RTE in 2021.

Waddell Media made Britain’s Most Expensive Houses for Channel 4. The station recently doubled its previous order and commissioned a new eight-part series.

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Waddell Media’s Orla McKibbin commented: “Whilst seeing inside some of our country’s most exclusive homes, viewers will also meet the agents tasked to sell these properties and meet their clients. 

“Interviews with interior designers, architectural historians, antiques evaluators and other experts bring the stories of these houses to life.”

Based in Holywood, Co Down, and led by managing director Jannine Waddell, Waddell Media has been making TV programmes for 30 years.

The company specialises in lifestyle formats, specialist factual and documentaries, and its average annual output is 15 series and six documentaries.

Selling Ireland’s Dream Homes starts on Monday 28 November at 9.30pm on RTE2.

It faces stiff live viewing competition from sister channel RTE One, which is screening the first episode of the three-part documentary on former tycoon Sean Quinn at the same time.

Quinn Country was over four years in the making and will continue on Nov.29 and Nov.30. It was made by Fine Point Films, produced and directed by Trevor Birney and produced by Andrew Tully.  

PROG 1 - 28 NOVEMBER

• 7 Henrietta Street, Dublin - A €3m Georgian mansion on Dublin’s oldest residential street which has been restored to its former glory. 
• Ocean Breeze – A €5m property on a prime location in Kinsale, boosting 6 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms and 3 kitchens.
• The Penthouse, Lansdowne Place - The priciest penthouse in the whole of the country, with a €7m price tag.
• Rossmore – A Donegal pile, home to a master painter, where nothing is quite as it seems.
  Oak Lodge – A beautifully converted coach house in County Wicklow.
• Summerhill House – A grand Victorian villa with a grand location, overlooking Killiney Bay.
• Old Bank House – The unique home of artist Laurence O’Toole.
• The Granary, Distillery Lofts – A sleek Drumcondra penthouse with views over Croke Park.

PROG 2 - 5 DECEMBER

• 123 Forbes Quay – A penthouse in the Dublin docklands with a roof terrace that’s bigger than the average Irish house.
• Slevoir House, Lough Derg, Co Tipperary – Antiques evaluator Jane Beattie casts an expert eye over the contents of a Victorian country house.
• Kildarick, Old Rathmichael, Co Dublin – Interior designer and colour consultant Regina Rogers Fallon gives a lesson on being bold with colour.
• 49 Upper Leeson Street, Dublin – A beautifully renovated period property.
• Baldwinstown House & Castle – This Wexford mansion comes with a folly in the garden.
• Undercliff, Slate Cabin Lane – Hamptons style in the Dublin hills.
• Martello Tower, Cobh, Co Cork – Built for defence, blown up, now restored.
• Residence 18, InterContinental Hotel, Dublin – 5-star penthouse for sale in a 5-star hotel.

PROG 3 – 12 DECEMBER

• The Glebe - Wicklow home of film director John Boorman.
• The Terrace, Foxrock, Dublin - The New York-est showhouse in Foxrock.
• Ballinacurra House - The guesthouse that brought the Prince of Pop to Kinsale.
• Kundera - A bit of bling beneath the Sugarloaf.
• Island House – The nicest fishing lodge on the Shannon?
• 28 St John’s Road – Possibly the best address in Sandymount.
• Mervyn – A  cool playroom in Enniskerry.

PROG 4 – 19 DECEMBER

• 3 Seaview Terrace – Historic Georgian house in Donnybrook.
• Nantenan House & Estate, Co Limerick – Country estate blessed with its own chapel.
• The Meeting Hall – Former Methodist meeting hall in Blackrock converted into a contemporary home.
• Brompton Road, Bangor, Co Down – Cool design and value for money in the north.
• Bellevue House & Estate, Coolbaun - Gentleman’s estate on the shores of Lough Derg.
• 27 Cherry Lodge – Penthouse with phenomenal views over Phoenix Park.
• Castlecove House, Kinsale - The hideaway home of a musical legend.
• 5 Leeson Park, Dublin – A swanky city gaff.
• Inis Saimer Island – The island of your dreams, population one.

Photo: Rory Dorrian, estate agent with DNG