The faces to watch this year

The Donegalborn, internationally in-demand model has made a name for herself as a social networking wizard after amassing some 200,000 friends on Facebook. She will be hosting her own fashion awards in Dublin next month.

Merle O’Grady:

Dublin-born jewellery designer whose star is twinkling internationally after Cheryl Cole wore her creations for the video, Check It Out.

Domhnall Gleeson:

Son of Brendan Gleeson, he has been selected as one of the Berlin International Film Festival’s ‘Shooting Stars’. He will appear in the Coen Brothers’ True Grit.

Juanita Wilson:

The film director and Oscar nominee was the only woman and the only Irish person nominated in industry bible Variety’s ‘Top Ten Directors to Watch in 2011.’