Full-Length Festival 2025 Updates
The Weir Takes to the Road – Full-Length Festival 2025
After a fantastic run in Corofin, The Weir has hit the road for the 2025 Full-Length Drama Festival circuit, bringing our production to audiences across Ireland. This year, we’re competing alongside some of the best amateur drama groups in the country, all vying for a place in the prestigious RTÉ All-Ireland Drama Festival in Athlone. The top nine groups on the league table at the end of the circuit will secure their spot in the finals.
Upcoming Performance Dates
TBD
Festival Progress
We've ended our festival run!
Festival Results Update
Our journey on the Full-Length Festival 2025 circuit continues, and we’re thrilled with the recognition The Weir has received so far!
A huge thank you to the festival committees, adjudicators, and audiences for their warm welcome and support. We can’t wait for the next leg of the journey! Keep an eye on the league table updates as we continue to chase a spot in the All-Ireland Finals in Athlone!
- Best Lighting – John Clancy
- Sound - Clare Foley
- Best Set
- Best Supporting Actor - Colm Linnane
- Best Actor - Jackie Scanlan
Clare Drama Festival
Incredible news from the Clare Drama Festival—we’re bringing home 1st Place!
🏆🏆 Awards:
✨ Best Actor – Martin O’Donohue
✨ Best Supporting Actress – Maura Clancy
✨ Best Director – John Clancy
🔹 Nominations:
- Best Supporting Actor - Dave Hanley
- Best Actor - Jackie Scanlan
Claregalway Drama Festival
🥈 2nd Place – Corofin Dramatic Society
🏆 Awards:
✨ Best Actor – Jackie Scanlan
✨ Best Set
🔹 Nominations:
- Best Actress - Maura Clancy
- Best Supporting Actor - Dave Hanley
- Best Sound - Clare Foley
North Cork Drama Festival (Charleville)
🥈 2nd Place – Corofin Dramatic Society
🏆 Awards:
✨ Best Actor – Martin O’Donohue
✨ Best Supporting Actress – Maura Clancy
✨ Best Lighting & Sound – John Clancy & Clare Foley
🔹 Nomination:
- Colm Linnane – Best Supporting Actor
Roscommon Drama Festival
🥈 2nd Place – Corofin Dramatic Society
🏆 Awards:
✨ Best Actor – Dave Hanley
✨ Best Set – Special Mention for Mary O’Donohue
🔹Nominations:
- Martin O’Donohue – Best Actor
- John Clancy – Best Director
- Maura Clancy – Best Actress
- Adjudicator’s Award Nomination – Art of Storytelling
West Clare Drama Festival (Doonbeg)
🏆 2nd Place
🎭 Martin O'Donoghue – Best Actor
🎭 Dave Hanley – Best Supporting Actor
🔹 Nominations:
- Jackie Scanlan – Best Supporting Actor
- Maura Clancy – Best Actress
- John Clancy – Best Production
Ballinamore Drama Festival
🏆 1st Place
🏆 Best Set
🎭 Martin O'Donoghue – Best Actor
🎭 John Clancy – Best Director
🔹 Nominations:
- John Clancy – Adjudicator’s Award for Lighting Design
- Maura Clancy – Best Actress
- Jackie Scanlan – Best Actor
Kiltyclogher Drama Festival
We were thrilled to take 2nd place at our first festival of the season in Kiltyclogher!
🎭 Colm Linnane – Best Supporting Actor
🎭 Maura Clancy – Adjudicator’s Award
🎭 Best Set – A testament to the incredible work of John Clancy, Thomas Kearney, Vincy Egan, Mary O'Donoghue, Mary Kelly, and Mary Linnane
As the festival season continues, we’ll keep you updated here with our latest results and progress on the league table as well as on our Facebook Page. Keep an eye out to see how The Weir gets on as we travel from venue to venue, performing, striking sets, and doing it all over again the next night!
Each night is an opportunity to bring our storytelling to a new audience, and we couldn’t do it without the incredible support of drama fans across the country.
Stay tuned for more updates as we journey through the Full-Length Festival circuit—who knows where The Weir will take us next?
| Date | Festival | Place | Awards |
| 1 Mar | Kiltyclocgher | 2nd | Colm Linnane – Best Supporting Actor Maura Clancy – Adjudicator’s Award Best Set |
| 5 Mar | Doonbeg | 2nd | Martin O'Donoghue – Best Actor Dave Hanley – Best Supporting Actor |
| 8 Mar | Ballinamore | 1st | Martin O'Donoghue – Best Actor John Clancy – Best Director Best Set |
| 10 Mar | Charleville | 2nd | Best Actor – Martin O’Donohue Best Supporting Actress – Maura Clancy Best Lighting & Sound – John Clancy & Clare Foley |
| 13 Mar | Roscommon | 2nd | Best Actor – Dave Hanley Best Set – Special Mention for Mary O’Donohue |
| 17 Mar | Claregalway | 2nd |
Best Actor - Jackie Scanlan |
| 22 Mar | Glenamaddy | 2nd | Best Supporting Actress - Maura Clancy Best Actor – Martin O’Donohue |
| 25 Mar | Scariff | 1st |
Best Supporting Actress - Maura Clancy Best Actor - Martin O'Donohue Best Director - John Clancy |