Five new appointments to the board of the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) have been announced following a spate of resignations by board members.
They include Mr Chris Flynn, a principal officer at the Department of Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands.
Also appointed were Pauline Flynn, a painter and lecturer at the National College of Art and Design; Aosdβna member and artist Michael Kane; former managing director of AIB Bank and current president of Business2Arts Mr Kevin Kelly; and Ms Rosemary Ashe, chairwoman of the Business Spouses' Association and a member of the Irish Youth Foundation committee.
Their appointments were announced yesterday by the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands, Ms de Valera.
Vacancies on the board followed a spate of resignations in recent weeks sparked off by those of Mr Niall Crowley and Ms Terry Prone. They gave as their reason concern over the procedures used in deciding to offer the position of director to Dr Brian Kennedy. Amid the ensuing controversy he declined the offer and the chairwoman of the board, Ms Marie Donnelly, resigned. This was followed by the resignations of Ms Fiona O'Malley and Felim Egan.
Mr Eoin McGonigal SC was appointed new chairman of the board last week.