PJ O'Connor Awards: Winners 2010

For the first time RTÉ Radio Drama invited candidates for this year's competition to submit radio plays of 55 minutes in duration. 135 entries in all were received with 17 entries making it to the short list. (listed below)

The winners were announced on RTÉ Radio 1's daily arts show, ARENA on Friday, 4th June.

PJ O'CONNOR AWARDS FOR RADIO DRAMA 2010

1. "GRENADES" by Tara McKevitt - Winner (€3000)

2. "THE QUIET WILLOUGHBYS" by Neil Flynn - Runner up (€2000)

3. "THE EULOGY OF HARRY BROGAN" by Alan Archbold
Second runner up (€1000)

The team at RTÉ Radio Drama wish to express their sincere gratitude to all participants and to this year's judging panel - Annie Ryan, Artistic Director of Corn Exchange Theatre Company, Aideen Howard, Literary Director at the Abbey Theatre and Dramaturg, Jesper Bergmann of the Royal Theatre, Denmark.

The winning plays will be broadcast through the month of July 2010 on Sunday Playhouse (RTÉ Radio 1, Sundays 8pm)

PJ O CONNOR AWARDS FOR RADIO DRAMA SHORTLIST 2010

THE KIDNAP by BILLY O’CALLAGHAN

SPEED-DATING IN THE LAND OF CAT WOMEN by JENNIFER McGRATH

NEW MANCHEGO by THOMAS EMMET

QUAVERS by DAVID McCALL

HARD DRIVE by MICHAEL D. O’CALLAGHAN

READING ICARUS by ASHLEY TAGGART

DE-LIGHTED by TERRY O’BRIEN

THE QUIET WILLOUGHBYS by NEIL FLYNN

SHE’S NOT MINE by ROSALEEN McDONAGH

THE COWBOYS by PETER TRANT

A MOTHER’s VOCATION by BRENDAN O’LEARY

GRENADES by TARA MCKEVITT

JUST IMAGINE by JOHN AUSTIN CONNOLLY

THE GHOST ROOM by OLIVER McQUILLAN

BUZZ ME WHEN YOU’RE DONE by BRIAN FENNELLY

15th AUGUST 1998 by ROSS DUNGAN

THE EULOGY OF HARRY BROGAN by ALAN ARCHBOLD

Award Winners 2009

The overall winner was John Austin Connolly from Booterstown in Co. Dublin with Dylan, Thomasina and Me. Read more...

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The overall winner was Kevin Gildea from Dun Laoghaire in Dublin with 10! 9! 8! 7! 6! 7! 8! 9! 10! a black comedy in which the caller at the door could be a visitor or a visitant! Read more...

The overall winner was Kevin Gildea from Dun Laoghaire in Dublin with 10! 9! 8! 7! 6! 7! 8! 9! 10! a black comedy in which the caller at the door could be a visitor or a visitant! Read more...