MEDIA
Kieran McCarthy and KMC Homes are regularly featured in Irish Media.
YOU'RE IN SAFE HANDS
Kieran is a thought leader in homebuilding across Ireland. Outside of being the presenter in RTE’s Heat My Home series where Kieran advises participants on the engineering and building aspects of retrofitting and renovating houses, Kieran also writes a biweekly column in the Irish Examiner answering readers’ homebuilding questions, and is a regular expert guest on the Today with Claire Byrne Show on RTE Radio 1. You can rest assured that every aspect of your home is considered in intricate detail and every dedicated member of the design and building team has been deliberately chosen with care.
How Big Should Your New Home Be? A Guide to Designing a House in Cork
How big should your new home be? Discover how to design a bespoke, space-efficient home in Cork around your lifestyle, site and budget.
Planning Permission for a New Build in Cork: A Step-by-Step Guide
A step-by-step guide to planning permission for a new build in Cork, from assessing your site and pre-planning to submitting an application and receiving a decision.
How to Find a Site to Build Your Own Home in Cork
Looking for a site to build your own home in Cork? Discover what to consider, from planning potential and access to orientation, ground conditions and budget.
How Long Does It Take to Build a House in Cork? A Complete Timeline
Explore the typical new-build timeline, from site assessment and planning to construction and handover.
Why More Cork Families Are Choosing to Build Instead of Renovate
If you've lived in your home for twenty or thirty years, chances are you've thought about changing it. Perhaps the children are older. Maybe you're working...
Design & Build vs Hiring an Architect and Builder Separately: Which Is Right for Your Forever Home?
For most families, building a home is something they'll only do once. It's an exciting opportunity - but it can also feel overwhelming. One of the first...
How Much Does It Cost to Build a New Home in Cork? A Complete Guide (2026)
Building your own home is one of the biggest financial decisions most families will ever make. It is also one of the most rewarding. The opportunity to create...
The Complete Guide to Building Your Forever Home in Cork
For many people, building a home isn't simply another property purchase - it's the opportunity to create the place where they'll spend the next thirty or...
How to estimate budget contingency when building a new home
This article about how to estimate budget contingency is based on a recent Q&A in the Irish Examiner with a reader from Ovens, Cork. At this stage we are...
Q&A Windows and External Insulation
In this reader Q&A for the Irish Examiner related to windows and external insulation was published in October, 2025.
Architect Budget
This article is based on a readers question about managing the architect budget was published in the Irish Examiner in September, 2025.
Choosing Windows
This article is about choosing windows for your new home is based on a reader Q&A in the Irish Examiner in September, 2025. Q. Hi Kieran We are going to...
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If you're planning a new build home in Cork and want a clearer, more structured approach, we’d be happy to review your project.
