Major award for Glucksman director

THE director of one of Ireland’s newest art galleries was yesterday named as the recipient of a fellowship named in memory of one of the country’s leading lights in the arts.

The Arts Council awarded the Jerome Hynes Fellowship to 34-year-old Fiona Kearney, who is in charge of Cork’s Lewis Glucksman Gallery.

The fellowship — worth €71,000 — was named in honour of the late Mr Hynes, who worked tirelessly for the arts in Ireland and was closely associated with Wexford Festival Opera.