Claire Irwin Consulting Ltd is a Quantity Surveying and Project Management Practice based in Donegal that services clients throughout Ireland. Claire is better known for her role as Quantity Surveyor in the beloved RTE TV show Room to Improve. Claire is notorious for her straight-talking, no-nonsense approach to continually delivering projects on and under budget.
Claire specialises in professional quantity surveying and project management of construction projects throughout Ireland. With a wealth of experience in residential new builds, renovation projects and deep retrofitting works, Claire takes the worry out of financial and contractual construction issues. Claire also has vast experience in commercial, retail and industrial projects.
Claire is a Registered Quantity Surveyor and a Member of the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI), the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB).


Recent News
- Business Matters – 2nd May 23
- Business Matters Ep 143 – Paul McGonigle, Andrew Ward & Claire Irwin – Highland Radio – Latest Donegal News and Sport
- Step by step: How to make that building project go a little smoother – The Irish Times
- Home improvements: ‘Do your research before your renovate, it’ll save you money and worry,’ experts warn – Independent.ie
- Top tips from SCSI when engaging a building contractor (rte.ie)
- BROADCASTING SURVEYOR SKILL
- Room To Improve’s Claire On Stopping Dermot From Blowing The Budget (extra.ie)
- From ‘diehard fan’ to becoming Dermot Bannon’s co-star (irishexaminer.com)
- Room To Improve fans delighted for quantity surveyor Claire on Sunday | Her.ie
- Room to Improve fan Claire gets a starring role in the series – Donegal Woman
- RTE Room To Improve: Viewers react to quantity surveyor after Dermot Bannon budget shock (msn.com)
- RTE Room To Improve star Claire Irwin says working with Dermot Bannon can be ‘challenging’ as she teases bust-ups – Irish Mirror Online
Videos
- Claire Irwin: Home Improvements – Ireland AM ♥
- Architectural Salvage, World’s First Carbon Neutral House and Room to Improve’s Claire Irwin
- A New Year of Entertainment | RTÉ – YouTube
- https://www.instagram.com/tv/CaDOwSUBroy/?utm_medium=copy_link
- https://www.instagram.com/tv/B3PyK72HWNc/?igshid=3ylk6bont6u3
- https://www.facebook.com/671681923/posts/10158057401166924/?d=n
- Newstalk 25.02.2022 with Ciaran Cuddihy