Results 2026

OPEN SECTION

 AWARD
 DONATED BY
 WINNER
 Adjudicator’s Award
Alan Kelly & Gary Stephens (Set Design) Wexford Drama Group “Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me”
 Best Actor
Seán Carthy -Ballycogley Players “All My Sons”
 Best Actress
Aoife Reddy -Carlow Little Theatre Society -“Eden”
 Best Supporting Actor
Edward Hayden -Ballycogley Players “All My Sons”
 Best Supporting Actress
Sinéad Rafter -Bridge Drama Group “Things I Know To Be True”
 Best Set
Joe Hammel Cup
Susan Somers -Bridge Drama Group “Things I Know To Be True”
 Best Costumes
 Boggan’s Cup
Edward Hayden -Ballycogley Players “All My Sons”
 Best Director
 Bank of Ireland Trophy
Susan Somers -Bridge Drama Group “Things I Know To Be True”
 Best Play
 RTB Cup
Bridge Drama Group “Things I Know To Be True”
2nd Place
Ballycogley Players “All My Sons”
3rd Place
Carlow Little Theatre – “Eden”

CONFINED SECTION

 AWARD
 DONATED BY
 WINNER
 Adjudicator’s Award
Amanda Farrelly -Kilmuckridge Drama Group “The Communication Cord” (for taking on the role of the character Evette Giroux at short notice)
 Best Actor
Fergus Garrett -Tinahely Drama Group “Moonglow”
 Best Actress
 Marie Johnston Memorial Award
Lily Henrich Doyle -Gorey Little Theatre “Gut”
 Best Supporting Actor
Fintan O’Reilly -Kilmuckridge Drama Group “The Communication Cord”
 Best Supporting Actress
Tara Murphy Phelan -Tinahely Variety Group “Moonglow”
 Best Set
 Jim Furlong Memorial Award
Stephen Acton & Kim Halford -Gorey Little Theatre “Gut”
 Best Costumes
Paddy O’Connor Trophy
Rosemarie Kelly & Debbie Furlong -Tinahely Variety Group “Moonglow”
 Best Director
Martin Mangan Memorial Award
Stephen Acton -Gorey Little Theatre “Gut”
 Best Play
 Echo Cup
Gorey Little Theatre “Gut”
2nd Place
Tinahely Variety  Group  “Moonglow”
3rd Place
No placing as there was only three groups in the Confined Section

OVERALL AWARDS

 AWARD
DONATED BY
WINNER
Best Comedy
John Doyle Award
Kilmuckridge Drama Group “The Communication Cord”
Best Individual Comedy Performance
Jack Murphy Memorial Award
Clare Jacklin -Kilmuckridge Drama Group- “The Communication Cord”
 Best Lighting
Myles O’Connor Trophy
Mark Redmond – Bridge Drama Group-“Things I Know To Be True”
 Best Moment of Theatre
Mick Byrne Award
Ballycogley Players – “All My Sons” (The Opening Scene)
Best Promising Performance
Tony O’Rourke Memorial Award
Jay Swinburne -Ballycogley Players -“All My Sons”
 Best Presentation
Fr. Frank Stafford Memorial Trophy
Bridge Drama Group- “Things I Know To Be True”
 Audience Cup
Bridge Drama Group- “Things I Know To Be True”

Adjudicator: Anna Walker