The shortlist for the 40 categories in the Irish Film and Television Academy Awards has been revealed this morning.

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.

Stephen Fry is to star in new ITV drama 'Doors Open'.