Congratulations to composers Rhona Clarke, Donnacha Dennehy and Benjamin Dwyer who have been elected to Aosdána.

The Arts Council established Aosdána in 1981 to honour those artists whose work has made an outstanding contribution to the arts in Ireland, and to encourage and assist members in devoting their energies fully to their art.

Membership of Aosdána, which is by peer nomination and election, is limited to 200 living artists who have produced a distinguished body of work. Members must have been born in Ireland or have been resident here for five years, and must have produced a body of work that is original and creative.

Posted: 12 May 2005