Welcome to the Association of Drama Adjudicators - Ireland  
Michael Twomey stepped down as President of the Association of Drama Adjudicators this year after four years of outstanding service, but thank goodness he remains a very valuable member of the Association. I had the honour of being elected to the office at the 2010 A.G.M. and hope to carry out the duties with the same dedication.

We are a professional organisation and our members have a widespread knowledge of production, acting, lighting and staging which we bring to our adjudications. This is further enhanced with regular seminars, discussions and workshops. Our aim is to encourage groups to improve their work in all these areas, not just to award trophies!

Entry Conferences to our Association are held regularly and are posted on this website. Entrants meet with three experienced members of ADA for preliminary discussion, attend a production and deliver an "adjudication" next day to these members. If successful they are accepted into the Association and are monitored for rhe next year.

I would like to wish the entire Amateur Drama Movement a very productive and successful year.

- RONNIE MASTERSON



Association of Drama Adjudicators - Ireland: NEWS


ADA Autumn Seminar, Dublin Sept.6, 2009: "Adjudicators on Adjudicating" - Posted on: Sun 06-Sep-2009


A lively and well attended seminar was the meeting point for ADA members from all over Ireland on Sun. Sept 6, 2009 – some even battling against inordinate All-Ireland Hurling Final traffic, causing one wag to quip that it was inconsiderate of the GAA to clash with ADA on such an important date.
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Autumn Seminar for ADA Members - Posted on: Sun 30-Aug-2009


As part of its continuous drive to improve standards of adjudication in Ireland, the Association of Drama Adjudicators will hold a seminar for its members on Sept 6th, 2009, to discuss aspects of adjudication at last season’s full-length festivals.
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Recent ADA Images - Posted on: Sun 30-Aug-2009


Recent ADA Images.
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Announcement of new Associate Members of ADA - Posted on: Sun 30-Aug-2009


ADA is delighted to announce that three new adjudicators have been selected as associate members of the Association of Drama Adjudicators – Geoffrey O’Keefe, Marion Wyatt and Paula Dempsey- following an Entry Conference on the first weekend of the All-Ireland Drama Finals in Athlone in May 2009.
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ADA Hosts an Entry Conference for New Adjudicators - Posted on: Sun 30-Aug-2009


On the first weekend of the All-Ireland Drama Finals in Athlone, a group of prospective adjudicators presented themselves to a senior selection panel of ADA with a view to being admitted as associate members in the forthcoming year. President Michael Twomey and Vice-Presidents Ronnie Masterson and Pat Burke brought their collective experience to the task of selecting the newest members to ADA
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ADA is 21 years old! - Posted on: Sun 30-Aug-2009


The Association of Drama Adjudicators celebrated twenty one years in existence this year and to mark the occasion, held a drinks reception the in bar of the Dean Crowe Theatre on the final Saturday of the All-Ireland Drama Finals.
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New Website Now Online - Posted on: Wed 12-Mar-2008


A new website has been launched by the Association of Drama Adjudicators..
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Contact ADA - Posted on: Wed 12-Mar-2008


You can contact the Association by emailing the Secretary
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