RTE confirm Home of the Year will air this year despite untimely death of Hugh Wallace

RTÉ HAVE CONFIRMED the 12th season of Home of the Year will broadcast despite judge Hugh Wallace’s untimely death back in December.

The Great House Revival, hosted by Wallace, will also air on the station “with the full support of his family”. 

Home of the Year will air on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player starting in early March with The Great House Revival confirmed for some time in Spring. 

In a statement, RTÉ the series will show Wallace’s “remarkable dedication, passion, vibrant spirit, and enduring love for design and architecture”.

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RTÉ Managing Editor, Video, Seán Mac Giolla Phadráig said: “We’re very grateful to his family and colleagues for allowing us to show Hugh in these final series which showcase his love for architecture and passion for the work he did across both Home of the Year and The Great House Revival.”

“We miss him greatly, ní bheidh a leithéid ann arís.”

Wallace’s husband Martin Corbett shared the news of his death in a post on Instagram on December 1 last year. 

Tributes poured in the aftermath of the announcement including from RTÉ Director General Kevin Bakhurst who described Wallace as “a hugely popular figure with audiences and across the industry”.

His funeral was attended by many of his colleagues and friends including his co-presenter Amanda Bone and gardener Diarmuid Gavin.

The service celebrated Wallace as someone who  “shaped the spaces in which people lived their lives’’.

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