A Co Monaghan man who featured on a RTE series hosted by Hugh Wallace says his death is a huge loss.
Paul McPhillips and his wife Judith Caffrey featured on The Great House Revival.
They bought Anderson's pub shop on the quiet main street of Drum and restored it to the forever home. The couple documented their journey in the RTE series hosted by Hugh and Paul says he visited a number of times from 2020 to 2022 and stayed in touch with the couple after the show
Architect and television presenter Hugh Wallace, best known to RTÉ audiences as a long-serving judge on Home of the Year, died at the age of 68 yesterday.
Wallace became a familiar face on RTÉ One through shows such as Home of the Year, The Great House Revival and My Bungalow Bliss, where his enthusiasm, sharp eye for design and warm on-screen presence made him a favourite with viewers. He was the only judge to appear in every series of Home of the Year, fronting the hit property show since it first aired in 2015.
Away from television, Wallace was a founding partner of Dublin-based practice Douglas Wallace Architects, which he helped build into one of Ireland's best-known design consultancies. Over several decades, he worked on hotels, retail spaces and homes around the country and often spoke about the role of good design in creating a sense of place and belonging.
Paul says Hugh had given the local couple great support and advice throughout the process of the restoration of the home. He says the popular television presenter was a real all round lovely individual.
