New members of Arts Council named

ARTS Minister John O’Donoghue announced the appointment of five new members of the Arts Council yesterday.

The appointees replace four outgoing members and the late deputy chair of the Arts Council, Jerome Hynes, who died suddenly in September 2005.

The new members are: actor Alan Stanford; musician and communications consultant Aibhlín McCrann; art collector and businessman Maurice Foley, who will also act as deputy chair; Galway Arts Festival manager John Crumlish; and artist Jaki Irvine.