I think it might have been mentioned on here before, but the one show I really want RTÉ to do a follow up on is John McGuire’s “I’m an adult, get me out of here”. Does anyone remember this thing? It went out in 2007, so this guy was convincing people who patently couldn’t afford it, to buy property at the height of the boom.
http://www.rte.ie/tv/imanadult/archive.html
Some of this stuff was gold
Episode 1
John McGuire returns to our screens this week with the task of trying to convince eight sets of adults that it’s time to move out of their childhood homes. The uncertainty surrounding the property market at this time makes the second series of I’m an Adult, Get Me Out of Here, all the more challenging.
Tanya Tatten is 29, and her boyfriend, Clive Barry, is 27. They both reside with Tanya’s mother, Alice, in her house in Kilkenny. Tanya and Clive spend most of their time in the bedroom, but the walls are thin so it’s time to find a place of their own where they can make some noise. They’re willing to say goodbye to hot dinners and Alice’s washing and ironing service but there’s bad news.
Tanya’s job is not permanent, half of Clive’s pay is commission based and they’ve a big holiday loan - all of which means their buying power is severely dented. This uncompromising couple are determined to buy the home they want rather than the home they can afford. John McGuire tries to match their aspiration with a necessary dose of reality.
Tune in to see how John gets on persuading these young people that it’s time to move out and move on!
Episode 2
John McGuire returns to our screens this year with the task of trying to convince eight sets of adults that it’s time to move out of their childhood homes. The uncertainty surrounding the property market at this time makes the second series of I’m an Adult, Get Me Out of Here, all the more challenging.
This week his adult children charges are the McGahon brothers from Bray in Co Wicklow. Cormac, aged 30, and Ian, aged 27, live with their Dad in a large house in their home town. The term, “chalk and cheese”, was coined for these guys. The bickering brothers agree it’s time to move on and that’s about the only thing they can agree on. But in order to do just that, they need each other.
They’ve decided to pool their resources and buy a property together, so that they can afford somewhere decent. Cormac doesn’t really care where he lives, but Ian’s refusal to move outside a five-mile radius of Bray leaves them with significantly less choice in the property market. This might prove to be a purely academic problem however, as Ian begins to lose his nerve about moving out at all.
Tune in to see how John gets on persuading these young people that it’s time to move out and move on!
Episode 3
This week John McGuire’s challenge is to find a home for 26-year-old Fergus Lacey who’s still living with his parents in Greystones, Co. Wicklow. Fergus is a primary school teacher but this teacher’s pet is his 18-month-old daughter Ceanna. Fergus’s girlfriend lives in Wexford, and baby Ceanna spends half her time in each house. Fergus wants to move on - and his parents agree - they’ve raised their own kids and were looking forward to the freedom of the empty nest!
But buying together doesn’t seem to be an option for Fergus and his girlfriend, so Fergus, with one salary, is looking for a mortgage to buy his own house. He needs a mortgage, advice on the property market and a kick in the arse to get him going - presenter John McGuire attempts to deliver all three.
Episode 4
Sisters Lisa Maria (31) and Andrea O’Reilly (23) are very close - literally. They share bunkbeds in their parents’ three bed house in Deansgrange, County Dublin. Also sharing this modestly sized home are their Mam, Dad, two brothers, two dogs and a budgie.
The girls almost made the great escape last year. They thought they had the mortgage for a house in Carlow sorted but the whole thing fell through at the last minute. To make matters worse the girls swapped Carlow for car loans to cheer themselves up.
Manchester United fan Lisa and Leeds fan Andrea have managed, between them, to clock up a whopping 40 grand in debt and have a mountain to climb. Will John McGuire be able to help them to finally leave their bunkbeds behind?
Episode 5
Emer O’Hara is a returnee - the kind that’s had a taste of the rental market and scurried back to homecooking. At 30 years of age she gave up her partying days and moved back home to her Ma and Da’s in Glasnevin to save for a house.
Seven years later, she should have a hefty deposit, but in reality she has very little to show for it. Emer, now 37, has a very limited budget of €210,000, and if she wants to buy a property, she’ll have to get used to a big commute.
Coupled with the fact that decisiveness is not Emer’s strong point, John McGuire has a challenge ahead of him. Will it be all too easy for her to cuddle up on the couch with her Mammy till she’s into her forties
Episode 6
Sinead Morrissey is 27-years-old and lives with her folks in Artane on Dublin’s northside. This princess is showing no real signs of wanting to move out - and why would she? Mum Mary does everything for her, including ironing her pyjamas. You know the type of Mammy - prefers to do it herself than watch Sinead do it the wrong way. And not only does Sinead have dinner cooked for her in the evenings, she gets to choose what she wants.
Sinead has lived away from home before - okay it was only for a summer, when she and her mates did the J1 thing for three months in Boston, but it was all too much for Sinead - she got homesick and rang her Mammy every day - reverse charges, of course. So, will John be able to convince Sinead to move out of home and start living an independent, creased pyjamas life?
Episode 7
Brenda Lawlor is 28 and living with her Ma in Finglas, Dublin 11. Brenda’s got a lot going on upstairs - in so far as she has managed to acquire a rake of furniture which she stores in her Ma’s attic! Brenda is on a decent enough salary and is a good saver but is that enough to get her on the property ladder? Enter John McGuire
I’m pretty sure there was a second season, because there’s no mention there of the two sisters who, despite having full time jobs, were getting €500 a month from their auld fella, and eventually got a 70k to buy some apartment somewhere iirc.
We need to find out how this lot are getting on since. That McGuire seemed like a right gangster.
