Two Donegal people have been elected to the board of Aosdána.
Fiddler Tommy Peoples from St Johnston and Frances Hegarty, a Teelin woman who has worked for four decades in various artforms, were elected to the general assembly of the arts group.
Aosdana was set up in 1981 to honour those who have made an outstanding contribution to the arts in Ireland.
The election of Frances Hegarty and Tommy Peoples along with Monaghan writer Patrick McCabe brings its membership to 273.
Frances Hegarty was born in Teelin and has worked over four decades with video, audio, performance, photography, drawing and installation.
Tommy Peoples is regarded as one of the finest traditional fiddle-players of his generation.
Born near St Johnston in Donegal, he has been a member of traditional Irish music groups 1691 and the Bothy Band.
