The organising committee of the Claremorris Fringe Festival 2016 are pleased to announce that the following plays have been chosen as finalists for this year’s festival:
| Title | Playwright | Address |
| A Test of Mettle | Stephen R Bond | Burgin, KY, USA. |
| Escaping The Fun House | Tess Light | New Mexico, USA. |
| Fingers and Tosies | Rex McGregor | Aukland, New Zealand. |
| Fourth Wall Syndrome | Vishesh Abeyratne | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. |
| Henry’s Ear | Rick Davis Jnr. | Agusta, GA, USA |
| I Don’t Know | James McLindon | Northampton, MA, USA. |
| Izzy | Nicola Kean | Claremorris, Co. Mayo. |
| Sail Away Home | Richie Heneghan | Ballyhean, Co. Mayo. |
| Sway | Eamonn Dolan | Dungarvan, Co. Waterford. |
| The Authoress | Seth Freeman | Oalisades, CA, USA. |
| The Line Rehearsal | Ken Armstrong | Castlebar, Co. Mayo. |
| The One Thing That Makes You Feel Alive | Paul Thompson | Glossop, Derbyshire, UK |