Results
The Festival Results pages show you the detailed results for each year, with 1st, 2nd and 3rd places in open and confined sections as well as best actor/actress and adjudicators awards.
Best Actresses
2019: Doonbeg hosted the All Ireland Finals
2020: No results, finished early due to COVID
2021: No Festival due to COVID
| Year | Name | Group | Section |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Tess McCarthy | Cooraclare Drama Group | N/A |
| 1963 | Alice Darcy | Ennis Drama Group | N/A |
| 1964 | Maura Sheedy | Cree Drama Group | N/A |
| 1965 | Ida Cahill | Limerick Players | N/A |
| 1966 | Alice Darcy | Ennis Drama Group | N/A |
| 1967 | Margaret Hogan | Kilruane Drama Group | N/A |
| 1968 | Frances Sexton | Fergus Drama Group | N/A |
| 1969 | C. O'Brien | Kilrush I.C.A. | N/A |
| 1970 | Eileen Horan | Corofin Drama Group | N/A |
| 1971 | Breda Conway | N/A | N/A |
| 1972 | Marie Young | Scariff Drama Group | N/A |
| 1973 | Peg Power | Carrick-on-Suir Drama Group | N/A |
| 1974 | Brid O'Toole | Neale Players | N/A |
| 1975 | Peg Power | Carrick-on-Suir Drama Group | N/A |
| 1976 | Agnes Egan | Pioneer Players, Corofin | Rural |
| 1976 | Peg Power | Carrick-on-Suir Drama Group | Open |
| 1977 | Joe Kelly | Blackwater, Drama Group | rural |
| 1977 | Mary Stewart | Tuam Theatre Guild | Open |
| 1978 | Mary Sheehan | Kilmeen Drama Group | Rural |
| 1978 | Mary O'Hanlon | Carrick-on-Suir Drama Group | Open |
| 1979 | Geraldine Canning | Ballyduff Drama Group | Rural |
| 1979 | Marie Hughes | Relays Drama Group, Ballinasloe | Open |
| 1980 | A.Wallace | Torh Players | Confined |
| 1980 | Eileen Sheridan | Mercury Drama Group | Open |
| 1981 | Assumpta Wallace | Torch Drama Group | Confined |
| 1981 | Maureen O'Sullivan | Kilmeen Drama Group | Open |
| 1982 | Maureen Spain | Kilruane Players | Confined |
| 1982 | Irene Walsh | Carrick-on-Suir Drama Group | Open |
| 1983 | Joan O'Brien | Killaloe Drama Group | Confined |
| 1983 | Lourda McKeown | Scariff Drama Group | Open |
| 1984 | Lucy Blake | Kilmihil Drama Group | Confined |
| 1984 | Patricia King | Tuam Theatre Guild | Open |
| 1985 | Mary Egan | Doonbeg Drama Group | Confined |
| 1985 | Clare McLaughlin | Kilmeen Drama Group | Open |
| 1986 | Margaret Kerby | Ennis Players | Confined |
| 1986 | Andrea Higgins | Tuam Theatre Guild | Open |
| 1987 | Maura Walzer | Ennis Players | Confined |
| 1987 | Patricia King | Tuam Theatre Guild | Open |
| 1988 | Angela Meere | Corofin Drama Group | Confined |
| 1988 | Peg Power | Carrick-on-Suir Drama Group | Open |
| 1989 | Caroline O'Meara | Icarus Drama Group, Shannon | Confined |
| 1989 | Peg Power | Carrick-on-Suir Drama Group | Open |
| 1990 | Maura Walzer | Ennis Players | Confined |
| 1990 | Denise Moroney | Scariff Drama Group | Open |
| 1991 | Maura Walzer | Ennis Players | Confined |
| 1991 | Ger Colleran | Scariff Drama Group | Open |
| 1992 | Liz Hession | Compántas Lir | Confined |
| 1992 | Patricia King | Tuam Theatre Guild | Open |
| 1993 | Lilyan Hannon | Tuam Theatre Guild | Open |
| 1993 | Imelda Murray | Kilkee Drama Group | Confined |
| 1994 | Nancy Byrne | Gorey Little Theatre | Open |
| 1994 | Helen Cunningham | Doonbeg Drama Group | Confined |
| 1995 | Mary Egan | Doonbeg Drama Group | Confined |
| 1995 | Anne Kingston | Kilmeen Drama Group | Open |
| 1996 | Stephanie Browne | Glenamaddy Players | Confined |
| 1996 | Mary Harvey | Torch Players, Limerick | Open |
| 1997 | Marie Nicholas | Tulla Drama Group | Confined |
| 1997 | Sinead Fahy | Torch Players, Limerick | Open |
| 1998 | Mary Egan | Doonbeg Drama Group | Confined |
| 1998 | Mary Harvey | Torch Players, Limerick | Open |
| 1999 | Catherine Collins | Cooraclare Drama Group | Confined |
| 1999 | Mary Harvey | Torch Players, Limerick | Open |
| 2000 | Eileen Lahiffe | Corofin Dramatic Society | Confined |
| 2000 | Nora Scannell | Kilmeen Drama Group | Open |
| 2001 | Margaret O'Leary | Castlewood Players | Confined |
| 2002 | Maura Walzer | Ennis Players | Confined |
| 2002 | Mary Harvey | Torch Players, Limerick | Open |
| 2003 | Noelle Clarke | Brideview, Tallow | Confined |
| 2003 | Brid Hartnett | Torch Players, Limerick | Open |
| 2004 | Mary Egan | Doonbeg Drama Group | Confined |
| 2004 | Nora Scannell | Kilmeen Drama Group | Open |
| 2005 | Nora Scannell | Kilmeen Drama Group | Open |
| 2006 | Siobhan Garvey | Amphitheatre, Kilkee | Confined |
| 2006 | Vanessa Hyde | Brideview Drama Players | Open |
| 2007 | Mary Egan | Doonbeg Drama Group | Confined |
| 2007 | Nora Scannell | Kilmeen Drama Group | Open |
| 2008 | Eileen Lahiffe | Corofin Dranatic Society | Confined |
| 2008 | Vanessa Hyde | Brideview Drama Players | Open |
| 2009 | Rita McInerney | Doonbeg Drama Group | Confined |
| 2009 | Maura Clancy | Corofin Dranatic Society | Open |
| 2010 | Helena Keane | Doonbeg Drama Group | Confined |
| 2010 | Eileen Lahiffe | Corofin Dramatic Society | Open |
| 2011 | Dympna Shalloo | Amphitheatre, Kilkee | Confined |
| 2011 | Valerie O'Leary | Ballyduff Drama Group | Open |
| 2012 | Joan Giller | Schull Drama Group | Confined |
| 2012 | Maura Clancy | Corofin Dramatic Society | Open |
| 2013 | Mary McCarthy | Compántas Lir | Confined |
| 2013 | Mary Condron | Thurles Drama Group | Open |
| 2014 | Emer Gleeson | Amphitheatre Company (Kilkee) | Confined |
| 2014 | Eileen Lahiffe | Corofin Dramatic Society | Open |
| 2015 | Anne Marie Doyle | Doonbeg Drama Group | Confined |
| 2015 | Sharon Mawe McCarthy | Kilmeen Drama Group | Open |
| 2016 | Ruth O'Driscoll | Compantas Lir | Confined |
| 2016 | Kirsty Burns | Nenagh Players | Open |
| 2017 | Sally Stevens | Coolgreany Drama Group | Confined |
| 2017 | Eileen Lahiffe & Mary Kelly | Corofin Dramatic Society | Open |
| 2018 | Ann Marie Whelan | Enniscorty Drama Group | Confined |
| 2018 | Mary Flavin Colbert | Ballyduff Drama Group | Open |
| 2022 | Carmel O’Driscoll | Skibbereen Theatre Society | Confined |
| 2022 | Mary Colbert | Palace Players | Open |
| 2023 | Liz Browne | St. Patricks Drama Group | Confined |
| 2023 | Mary Clancy | Corofin Dramatic Society | Open |
