The ones to watch

From fashion designers to actors and businesswomen to models, the next generation of young Irish people has thrown up some significant talent across a range of professions. These young people are among a pool of highly-accomplished achievers whose remarkable successes to date are bucking recessionary trends and putting their country back on the map.

In 2013, the names to watch include the second daughter of rock star Bono and his wife Ali Hewson, actress Eve Hewson, whose star has very much been on the rise in her own right for the past two years now, with numerous film projects on the cards for the year ahead.

Another high-profile name to keep an eye on over the coming months is fashion designer Heidi Higgins, whose design approach with her eponymous label is to start with basic shapes, introducing new elements of style, ensuring that shape and fit exude femininity, while adding a signature splash of colour in luxurious fabrics.