IRELAND AM star Muireann O’Connell has shared the ups and downs of her house hunting journey.
The Virgin Media star and her fiancé, who she got engaged to in 2021, were on the hunt to buy a house for four years.
However, the search for her forever home wasn’t easy and Muireann has previously recalled people crying at viewings.
After blood, sweat and tears, the popular presenter finally secured a set of keys to her very own house in May.
The TV host has now spoken about the ups and down of her house hunting journey.
She told VIP Magazine: “Look listen, it’s a housing crisis and that is not lost on me, but for someone who has a good job I’ve been very bad at this house business and the disappointment of going sale agreed on a house and losing out has been real.
“I think during that time, personally for me, the old adage, ‘What’s for you won’t pass you by’ was said a lot, and every time I heard it, I wanted to stick pins in my eyes.”
Muireann then laughed as she added: “I was like, ‘Surely lads, there has to be something for me out there’. Now it just feels like this is where I was meant to be. I’m delighted.”
However, after finding her dream home the TV star revealed it’s a place she’s “very happy in”.
She said: “It’s making me calmer knowing I’m moving towards something that I’ve wanted and worked for, for a very long time. It’s also a place I feel genuinely very happy in, it’s lovely, it’s chill.”
The Limerick native has already began renovating the space to make the house a home.
Muireann started on the master bedroom, which has a fireplace and huge windows.
Against Muireann’s fiancé’s judgement, she decided to take up the grey carpet that was in the room.
She shared a video of herself using a hammer to lift it and said: “The housemate didn’t want me ripping up the carpets but… we’re ripping up the carpets.”
To Muireann’s surprise, there were stunning floorboards under.
She shouted out: “Ohh, is there floorboards? Oh my god guys, there’s original wooden floorboards!”
Muireann was left gasping with excitement and asked her fans if she should leave them as they are or put in some cream carpet.
‘INCREDIBLE’
And the 41-year-old also thanked her fans for all their kind messages and shared her favourite part of her house.
She said: “Thank you so much for all the messages about the house. It’s incredible.
“We’ve had our mortgage for three years. We’ve been sale agreed before, it’s fallen through.
“So we’re so happy that we’re here. Thank you, I really appreciate it.”
Muireann also reflected on the positive side of the internet as she admitted: “Sometimes the internet makes you think that the world isn’t a nice place and people are just so very lovely and kind.”
Then standing in the back garden, Muireann revealed her favourite thing about the new house.
She said: “One of the things I am most excited about – this is the middle aged woman in me.”
