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.
Choosing The External Frame of Your New Home
When you are preparing to build your new home, one of the many options available is the frame or indeed external structure of your home.
Air to Water Energy
This article is based on an Irish Examiner Reader Question about air to water heating systems s in September, 2025.
Stone Outhouse
This article appeared in the Irish Examiner following a readers question about renovating an old stone outhouse in Ireland.
New Home Kitchen Design
This article appeared first as a readers question about new home kitchen design in the Irish Examiner newspaper in August, 2025. Q. Hi Kieran We recently got...
Pre-planning for a new home build in Ireland
This article first appeared as a readers question about Pre-planning for a new home build in the Irish Examiner in August, 2025.
Average size of new home builds in Cork
This article first appeared as a readers question about average size of new home builds in Cork in the Irish Examiner. Q. Hi Kieran We are just about to start...
Dormer Bungalow Build Costs in Ireland
Is a dormer bungalow much more expensive than a bungalow (of comparable floor area) to build?
Is there much of a saving in building a rectangle shape home?
This Q&A first appeared in the Irish Examiner following a reader’s question about saving in building a rectangle shape.
New Home Solar
Q. Hi Kieran We are buying a new house which is coming with air to water and mechanical ventilation. Do we really need solar PV too? Thanks Paula Cork ...
Solar Gain
Q. Hi Kieran In this beautiful warm weather we are having at the moment, how do you keep an A2 rated house comfortable to live in? A friend of ours had an...
Efficient Heating
Q. Hi Kieran, I would be grateful for your advice please. Our oil fired central heating system has a leak (possibly more than one), which despite numerous...
Cook CAMU Drawings
Develop the detailed design for the project, including construction details, site works, internal finishes and fittings Provide outline interior design...
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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.
