Minister Humphreys makes appointments to the Board of the Arts Council
The Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Heather Humphreys TD, has announced that she has appointed six new ordinary members to the Board of the Arts Council.
The following appointments will come into effect immediately:
· Damien Downes
· Loughlin Deegan
· Paddy Glackin
· Martina Moloney
· Pádraig Ó Duinnín
· Helen Shaw
All of the appointees applied for the positions through www.stateboards.ie and were recommended through the Public Appointments Service as having the requisite skills requirement for the Board of the Arts Council. The appointments are for a term of five years.
The new appointees will join the existing members of the board who are:
· Miriam Dunne
· Brian Maguire
· John Mc Auliffe
· Emer O’Connor
· Sheila Pratschke (Chair)
· Monica Spencer
· Joan Sheehy