Six Irish people were included in the 2019 Forbes 30 under 30 listGetty

Irish people in sport, tech, science, and journalism were recognized in the list

Forbes has released it’s annual 30 under 30 for 2019 and this year six Irish people have been included.

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The Irish Times reports that Jessie Buckley, Conall Laverty, Ciara Clancy, Edel Browne, Peter O’Mahony, and Sally Hayden have made the 2019 European list.

The 2019 European 30 under 30 list comprises of 300 "disruptors" across ten different categories.

Actor Jessie Buckley, 29, was nominated for the Rising Star BAFTA this year and won the Most Promising Newcomer at the British Independent Film Awards in 2018 for her role in Beast. Her latest movie, Wild Rose, is receiving strong reviews.

Conall Laverty, 29, is the founder and chief executive of Wia, a Dublin-based start-up that has developed a cloud platform which enables developers to turn sensor-based hardware into internet-of-things devices.

“It’s such an honor to be recognized by Forbes in this way. Definitely the first time I can say that I’m on the same list as Spider-Man and Harry Potter,” Laverty told The Irish Times.

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Dr. Ciara Clancy, 28, founded her company Beats Medical in 2012 which provides sound wave treatment to Parkinson’s patients.

Edel Browne, 21, is “thrilled and humbled” to be included in this year’s list. Browne is the founder of Feet Free Medical, which developed an award-winning device designed to treat gait freezing, a common Parkinson’s symptom.

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Peter O’Mahony, 28, is a Munster rugby player. In 2017, the Irishman played for the British and Irish Lions tour of New Zealand.

Sally Hayden, 29, is a freelance investigative journalist who focuses on migration, conflict, and humanitarian issues. In 2018, she won the best foreign coverage award at the Newsbrand Ireland awards and was named the foreign correspondent of the year at the Irish Journalism Awards.