Rip It Up: The Renovations Podcast

About Rip It Up: The Renovations Podcast

Looking for more support in your renovation? Visit our brand new renovation platform at www.thehomepage.ie! In the Rip it Up podcast, RTE's Home of the Year winner Jenny and finalist Kate step the listener through everything they've learned in buying a wreck of a house and turning it into a dream home. We demystify the entire renovation journey, from finding the right house, all the way through the renovation process, from picking a builder, to choosing wallpaper. No brick will be left unturned. Follow us on Instagram at @thehomepageie, or to see more of our renovation journeys follow Jenny @workerscottage and Kate @victorianrathmines

Publisher

Jenny Sheahan and Kate O'Driscoll

Category

arts · education · leisure

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

11 Jan 2024

Latest episode

29 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

92 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   29 Oct 2026

   Would You Ever Buy a New Build?

   We launched a business!! If you are facing a renovation, check out thehomepage.ie, and don't forget to grab one of the remaining tickets to our Renovation Ready webinar on 4th November at 7:30pm. Now, on with the show... Would we ever buy a new build? We're two women who have spent years renovating old houses, and helping clients do the same, but are we missing a trick? Would life be easier if we just bought something brand new? This week we're weighing up new builds versus older homes, and i...

2. 

   22 Oct 2026

   Are Kitchen Islands Overrated?

   We're back to regular programming after an exhilarating and exhausting week launching thehomepage.ie last week! Check it out if you haven't already, and don't forget to grab one of the remaining tickets to our Renovation Ready webinar on 4th November at 7:30pm. OK, on with the show... It seems like every dream kitchen these days comes with a enormous island, a row of uncomfortable bar stools, and enough worktop space to land a small aircraft. Do we really need all that?! We love a good ...

3. 

   15 Oct 2026

   We've Been Working on Something… Introducing The HomePage

   We've been keeping something from you… After over two years, more than 80 podcast episodes, and countless conversations about renovations, we've spent the past year working very hard on something very special. We're launching The HomePage! We've taken everything we've learned from renovating our own homes, helping other homeowners, and making Rip It Up, and turned it into a new platform designed to make renovating a home a little less overwhelming. In this special episode, we're telling you t...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

204

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

137 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 73 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

86

Social presence

0

YouTube

66

Engagement

85

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