Meet the 12 new members of elite artist association Aosdána

Night Boat to Tangier author Kevin Barry is among the new members

Kevin Barry pictured in West Cork last summer. He is among 12 new members elected to Aosdána. Picture: Darragh Kane

Twelve new artists have been elected to Aosdána, the affiliation of creative artists in Ireland.

Among them are Limerick-born writer Kevin Barry, whose 2019 novel Night Boat to Tangier was longlisted for the 2019 Booker Prize, and choreographer Liz Roche, whose recent commissions include I/Thou for Cork Opera House in partnership with Sirius Arts Centre.