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NIALL ELECTED AS NEW AOSDÁNA MEMBER

APRIL 2019

Niall has been elected as one of six new members of Aosdána.

Founded in 1981, Aosdána was established by the Arts Council to honour artists for their contributions to Irish society and to support them in their artistic endeavours. Membership is capped at 250 living artists from a range of creative disciplines. All members are elected by their peers.

Visual artist Aideen Barry; film and video artist Clare Langan; Man Booker prize winner Anna Burns; writer Doireann Ní Gríofa; and painter and printmaker Margaret Irwin West were also elected.

WE BUILT THIS CITY

JUNE 2015

Niall took part in the event We Built this City, which was created to raise awareness and celebrate the contribution Irish people have made to the built and cultural fabric of London, from historic to contemporary times.  Niall’s contribution titled ‘London Made Me’ looked at the role of the city as a place of emancipation for the immigrants from around the world.