High drama as counties top awards list

GROUPS from Waterford and Clare won the two major awards at the 56th North Cork Drama Festival in Charleville.

Ballyduff Drama Group from west Waterford won the open competition with a production of Caught in the Net by Ray Cooney, while the confined section was won by Corofin Drama Society from Clare with a presentation of Martin McDonagh’s play Beauty Queen of Leenane.

Michael Twomey adjudicated at the festival which featured five productions in the open competition and four in the confined event.