Crawford's class of 2026: Profiles of three new graduates of the Cork art college 

Anne Marie Roche, Harrison Connally, and Ezra Williams are among the crop of students who have just completed their course and are taking part in the graduates' exhibition at the Sharman Crawford St facility

(Clockwise, from top left) Crawford College of Art and Design graduates Anne Marie Roche, Ezra Williams and Harrison Connally.

Anne Marie Roche

Anne Marie Roche, from Vicarstown, Co Cork, is one of those who initially pursued an entirely different career. “I was always interested in art,” she says, “but after school, I studied business information systems and I went on to work in that area.