 Brendan Smith continued as Director until 1983 when he was succeeded by Lewis Clohessy (1984–89), Tony Ó Dálaigh (1990–99), Fergus Linehan (2000–04) and Don Shipley (2005–06).Loughlin Deegan (2007–2011) ran the festival for five years.Willie White took over as festival director in September 2011.