Yesterday The Irish Sun brought you 100 right down to number 11.

Today we can reveal the top ten most influential Irish people around today.

10) MICHAEL D HIGGINS, President

HE may be the country’s first citizen but President Higgins is obliged to remain impartial on constitutional issues.

He does however have certain powers — such as his role in appointing the Government, the judiciary and signing new bills into law.

He is also the supreme commander of the Defence Forces — although many of his duties are ceremonial only.

9) SEAN WILLIAM McLOUGHLIN, YouTuber

KNOWN on YouTube by his pseudonym Jacksepticeye, Sean is an Irish YouTube vlogger who regularly posts about video games.

The 25-year-old has over six million subscribers, two billion views, and over 1,800 uploaded videos, with almost 900,000 followers on Twitter.

8) NIALL HORAN, Pop star

WITH over 23million Twitter followers and another 11million on Instagram, there’s no denying Niall has some serious influence.

Although he’s just 22 years-old, the Mullingar native is already worth an enormous €35million. His adoring international fanbase puts him in a strong position to put Ireland on the map.

And with close pals including Irish rugby legend Brian O’Driscoll, footballers Steven Gerrard, Jamie Redknapp and Ashley Cole and TV host James Corden, he’s not a man to mess with.

7) JOAN BURTON, Tanaiste

THE Tanaiste hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons when she was trapped inside her car by anti-water charge demonstrators at a protest in Jobstown.

However, she has overseen much reform of the social welfare system in her role as Minister for Social Protection. This includes the introduction of Job Bridge — a scheme aimed at getting the unemployed back to work.

6) BONO, Musician and lobbyist

THE U2 front man — aka Paul Hewson — is far more than just a global rock star. In fact, the rocker is almost as well known for his humanitarian work as he is for his music — particularly his campaign for debt relief in Africa.

Bono was granted an honorary knighthood by Britain’s Queen Elizabeth for “his services to the music industry and for his humanitarian work” and, with Bill and Melinda Gates, was named Time Person of the Year in 2005.

5) NOEL CURRAN, Director General of RTE

NOEL Curran is a radio and television producer and the current Director General of RTE.

As the principal figure at the national broadcaster, Curran has a substantial influence on the general public as a whole.

He joined RTE as an investigative reporter in 1992 after a period working as a business journalist for Business and Finance magazine.

4) MIRIAM O’CALLAGHAN, Broadcaster

THE Prime Time presenter is quite the multi-tasker. Mum-of-eight Miriam also hosts a Saturday chat show as well as a popular Sunday morning radio programme.

A highlight of her career was her interview with Health Minister Leo Varadkar in which he revealed he is gay.

A firm favourite with viewers, Miriam has consistently refused to comment on speculation she may one day run for President.

3) DENIS O’BRIEN, Businessman

THE Corkman was listed among the World’s Top 200 Billionaires in 2015 and is also Ireland’s richest native-born citizen.

Forbes estimates that O’Brien, who is tax resident in Malta, is worth as much as €6.1billion.

O’Brien controls much of the Irish media with his Communicorp group – including the Independent News and Media group, Newstalk and Today FM.

However, he’s never far from controversy with the Moriarty Tribunal making unfavourable findings against him and a recent legal ruckus with RTE.

2) MICHAEL NOONAN, Finance Minister

IRELAND’S economy has been the fastest-growing in the EU for the last two years and much of the credit for this rests at Mr Noonan’s door.

Responsible for balancing the country’s books and dividing the wealth fairly across all departments is no easy feat.

The Minister for Finance steadied a sinking ship when he came to power in 2011 and the fruits of his hard work are starting to be felt across the country.

1) ENDA KENNY, Taoiseach

THE taoiseach has had many highlights in his time in power but his overwhelming success in the same-sex marriage referendum could well be his greatest.

In May, Ireland became the first country in the world to legalise same-sex marriage by popular vote.

The move was hailed as a social revolution and welcomed around the world.

With last month’s budget proving that Ireland is well and truly on the road to recovery, Kenny and his cabinet will be hoping to use the momentum to make significant gains in the upcoming general election.

100 most influential Irish people