We are delighted to welcome two new affiliate members to IFACCA: Visual Artists Ireland is a body for professional visual artists in Ireland. It provides services, facilities and resources for artists, initiates artistic projects and publications and acts as an advocate on behalf of individual artists. Visual Arts Ireland covers both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Arts Research Digest (ARD), is a journal, published three times a year, that documents recent and current research in the arts, media and cultural sectors around the world. Published in both hard copy and electronic formats, the journal provides a unique overview of major research on cultural policy. ARD also coordinates seminars and conferences, archives previous issues, and produces other sources of information such as literature reviews, special focus issues, and an annual index.