These Irish Creatives Make Forbes 30 Under 30 List 2025
These Irish Creatives Make Forbes 30 Under 30 List 2025
Text: Rachel Hannon
Jordan Adetunji, Grian Chatten, CMAT and Ronan Corrigan are recognised for “redefining industries” and “shaping the future of Europe and the world.”
Some 14 Irish people are included in this year’s Forbes 30 Under 30 list, the largest number ever. The ten categories included on this year’s list are Social Impact, Entertainment, Retail & Ecommerce, Sports & Games, Science & Healthcare, Media & Marketing, Art & Culture, Manufacturing & Industry, and Technology and Finance. Amongst these “most talented and influential individuals under 30 making waves” across Europe, are four Irish creatives; CMAT, Jordan Adetunji, Grian Chatten from Fontaines D.C. and Irish writer-Director Ronan Cunningham. The ten categories included on this year’s list are Social Impact, Entertainment, Retail & Ecommerce, Sports & Games, Science & Healthcare, Media & Marketing, Art & Culture, Manufacturing & Industry, and Technology and Finance.
On CMAT, Forbes said, “Look no further than her riotous 2025 Jools Holland’s Hootenanny performance, where she turned break-up anthem Have Fun! into a big band celebration.”
Speaking on Belfast’s Jordan Adetunji, the magazine mentioned that he “pulled off pop’s ultimate flex in 2024″, by writing a viral hit about Kehlani and getting the Grammy-nominated star herself “to hop on the remix. The result? A global smash that topped the UK Hip Hop/R&B charts, hit number 8 on the UK Singles Chart, and went platinum in the US.”
For Fontaines D.C. frontman Grian Chatten Forbes said, “In 2023, Chatten ventured into solo territory with Chaos for the Fly, which reached number 10 on the UK Albums Chart.”
Irish writer-director Ronan Corrigan’s who was also added to the list debuted his feature film, Life Hack, starring Georgie Farmer and Yasmin Finney at SXSW 2025 in the Narrative Spotlight category. Speaking on him, Forbes said, “Corrigan’s previous work has been selected for both Bafta and Oscar-qualifying festivals, and in 2022, he won the Best New Director Award at the Kinsale Sharks.”
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