Quite the achievement.
UFC star Conor McGregor is one of number of Irish faces to feature in Forbes’ 300-strong 30 under 30 Europe list for 2017.
As arguably the biggest star in the history of the UFC, ‘The Notorious’ was an obvious choice for the prestigious list, which celebrates 300 of Europe’s boldest young entrepreneurs in ten categories, such as entertainment, the arts, finance, technology and more.
McGregor is featured in the ‘Social Stars’ category alongside the likes of Gareth Bale, Sophie Turner (Game of Thrones), Luis Suarez, Emili Sandé, Christine and the Queens and the band, The 1975.
Six other Irish faces also warranted inclusion alongside McGregor (see below), while Limerick brothers Patrick and John Collison (pictured above), the cofounders of Stripe, were namechecked in the All-Star alumni category, not really a surprise considering they’re the youngest self-made billionaires in the world.
You can see the list in full here.
Irish people on Forbes’ 30 under 30 list
Mark Moriarty (25), owner of Culinary Counter
Patrick Carton (24), designer with McLaren Automotive
Niall Mimnagh (28), CEO of Mimergy
Sam Blanckensee (22), Develpoment Officer, Transgender Equality Network Ireland
Colin Keogh (28), Research Engineer, University College Dublin
Iseult Ward (26) Cofounder, Foodcloud
