Ballyduff Drama Group, directed by Ger Canning, were crowned RTÉ All Ireland Drama champions at the Gala Awards ceremony in Athlone's Radisson Blu Hotel last night.
First-time qualifiers Ballycogley Players, directed by Pat Whelan, who performed the farce 'Out of Order' by Ray Cooney were placed third. While Noel Hayes, won the award for the best stage management, and Donie O'Sullivan, took home the award for best stage setting. The RTÉ All Ireland Drama Festival is held under the auspices of the Amateur Drama Council of Ireland and this year marks the 20th Year of RTÉ as title sponsor of the event.
To mark the 20th year of RTÉ as title sponsor of the event, a special one-off prize - the Bride Rosney Award - was awarded to newcomers from each group. Her partner Peter McMenamin, who presented the awards, noted that Bride Rosney was an influencer who felt that RTÉ was too Dublin 4 centric.
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