Minister Humphreys appoints new members to the board of the Crawford Gallery

The Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Heather Humphreys, has announced that she has appointed 8 new members to the board of the Crawford Gallery. All appointees have been vetted by the Public Appointments Service and were found to have the requisite experience to serve on the Board. The appointments are for a duration of five years.

The Minister has nominated Rose Mc Hugh as Chair of the Board. Her formal appointment will be made after she appears before the relevant Oireachtas Committee.

The new members of the board of the Crawford Gallery are:

· Josephine Browne
· Catherine Hammond
· Karen Kelly
· Eamonn Maxwell
· Rose Mc Hugh
· Frank Nyhan
· Gareth O’Callaghan
· Barrie O’Connell