Ennis Musical Society has been fortunate over the years to have been awarded many accolades. Below is the list of awards received from Waterford International Festival of Light Opera and from Association of Irish Musical Societies.
Waterford International Festival of Light Opera
1961- Gypsy Princess
Best Irish Voice-Maretta O'Hehir
Best Solo dancer-Breda O'Donnell
1965-Countess Maritz
Best female voice- Maretta O'Hehir
Certificate of merit-Kay O'Gorman
John Murphy
Greg Lundon
1972-La Belle Helene
Best costume presentation-Kaye Gaynor
Best choierography- Breda O'Donnell
Best Stage Manager- John Duggan
Best scenary and stage- George Moloney and Douglas Neill
1973- Oklahoma
Certificate of Merit- K' O'Gorman
1974- The Vagabond King
Denny Shied runner up
Best professional producer- Douglas Neill
Best Comedian- Paddy Browne
Certificate of merit- K' O'Gorman, Maura McMahon, Maretta O'Hehir, Breda O Donnell, Gus Barret
Special certificate for Sword fight- Gus Barrettm Joe Walshe
Best Comedian Runner Up-John O' Halloran
Certificate of merit- K' O'Gorman
1980-The Gondoliers
Nominated
Best Chorus
1983- South Pacific
Nominated
Best Stage Management-Anthony Neylon
1990- Oliver
Nominated
Best Actor in a Supporting Role- Padhraigh O'Reilly as Artful Dodger
Best Actor-Cecil McDonagh as Fagin
1991- Fiddler on the Roof
Nominated
Best Male Singer- Malachy Darcy as Tevye
1997- Oklahoma
Nominated
Best House Managment
2000- The Joy of Living
Winner
Best House Management
2022- Calamity jane
Nominated
Best House Managment
2003- My Fair Lady
Nominated
Best Male Singer- Vincent Di Placido as Freddy
2004- Fiddler on the Roof
Nominated
Best Stage Managment- Dave Hitchcock & Ann McMahon
Best Actor- John Drummey as Tevye
2005- The King and I
Nominated
Best Female Singer- Edel Heaney as Anna
2011- Mary Kelly/Unsung Hero
Nominated
Kaye Gaynor
2012- The Sound of Music
Nominated
Best Actress in a Supporting Role- Edel Heaney as Elsa Schraeder
Best Ensemble- The Von Trapp children in So Long Farewell
2015- The Wizard of Oz
Nominated
Best Comedienne- Rachael Culligan as Almira Gulch/The Wicked Witch
2017- Little Shop of Horrors
Nominated
Best House Managment
2018- Sister Act
Nominated
Best Actress in a supporting role- Sarah Kenny as Sr Mary Patrick
Winner
Best House Managment
2019- Addams Family
Nominated
Best House Management
Best Actor in a Supporting Role- Patrick Kelly as Festor Addams
Winner
Best Actor- Alan Greaney as Gomez Addams
2020- Seussical
Nominated
Best Actor- Brian Roche as The Cat in the Hat
Best Female Singer- Hazel Parks as Gertrude
Winner
Best Programme
Waterford International Festival of Light Opera
1961- Gypsy Princess
Best Irish Voice-Maretta O'Hehir
Best Solo dancer-Breda O'Donnell
1965-Countess Maritz
Best female voice- Maretta O'Hehir
Certificate of merit-Kay O'Gorman
John Murphy
Greg Lundon
1972-La Belle Helene
Best costume presentation-Kaye Gaynor
Best choierography- Breda O'Donnell
Best Stage Manager- John Duggan
Best scenary and stage- George Moloney and Douglas Neill
1973- Oklahoma
Certificate of Merit- K' O'Gorman
1974- The Vagabond King
Denny Shied runner up
Best professional producer- Douglas Neill
Best Comedian- Paddy Browne
Certificate of merit- K' O'Gorman, Maura McMahon, Maretta O'Hehir, Breda O Donnell, Gus Barret
Special certificate for Sword fight- Gus Barrettm Joe Walshe
Best Comedian Runner Up-John O' Halloran
Certificate of merit- K' O'Gorman
1980-The Gondoliers
Nominated
Best Chorus
1983- South Pacific
Nominated
Best Stage Management-Anthony Neylon
1990- Oliver
Nominated
Best Actor in a Supporting Role- Padhraigh O'Reilly as Artful Dodger
Best Actor-Cecil McDonagh as Fagin
1991- Fiddler on the Roof
Nominated
Best Male Singer- Malachy Darcy as Tevye
1997- Oklahoma
Nominated
Best House Managment
2000- The Joy of Living
Winner
Best House Management
2022- Calamity jane
Nominated
Best House Managment
2003- My Fair Lady
Nominated
Best Male Singer- Vincent Di Placido as Freddy
2004- Fiddler on the Roof
Nominated
Best Stage Managment- Dave Hitchcock & Ann McMahon
Best Actor- John Drummey as Tevye
2005- The King and I
Nominated
Best Female Singer- Edel Heaney as Anna
2011- Mary Kelly/Unsung Hero
Nominated
Kaye Gaynor
2012- The Sound of Music
Nominated
Best Actress in a Supporting Role- Edel Heaney as Elsa Schraeder
Best Ensemble- The Von Trapp children in So Long Farewell
2015- The Wizard of Oz
Nominated
Best Comedienne- Rachael Culligan as Almira Gulch/The Wicked Witch
2017- Little Shop of Horrors
Nominated
Best House Managment
2018- Sister Act
Nominated
Best Actress in a supporting role- Sarah Kenny as Sr Mary Patrick
Winner
Best House Managment
2019- Addams Family
Nominated
Best House Management
Best Actor in a Supporting Role- Patrick Kelly as Festor Addams
Winner
Best Actor- Alan Greaney as Gomez Addams
2020- Seussical
Nominated
Best Actor- Brian Roche as The Cat in the Hat
Best Female Singer- Hazel Parks as Gertrude
Winner
Best Programme