Actress Aimee O'Reilly is congratulated by playwright's Philip Doherty and Kevin McGahern.Photo: RTÉ All Ireland Drama Festival.

Celebrations as Corn Mill are crowned all Ireland Champs

Jenny McGovern

Here's the moment The Cornmill Theatre from Carrigallen won the 2014 All Ireland Drama Festival with their performance of The Devil's Céilí - the play written by Philip Doherty and Kevin McGahern! They also won several other awards:

The video by Tony Fahy captures the atmosphere of the night perfectly:

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Ronan Ward picked up the Best Director gong, Eugene Finnegan won best Stage Management for The Devil's Céilí. The Cornmill Company also scooped The prestigious Abbey Theatre Award which will see them perform The Devil's Céili for a three night run in The Peacock Theatre in Dublin.

Congratulations to the Cornmill Theatre! If you haven't seen the award winning play yet you'll soon have your chance!