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The inaugural Stelios Foundation North-South Business Cooperation Awards for the island of Ireland (2025) took place at the historic Castle Leslie on 30th October25. These awards celebrated collaboration, innovation, and cross-border entrepreneurship – bringing together inspiring founders from both North and South who are building impactful businesses.  The initiative is aimed at uniting communities through […]

On Thursday 30th October 2025, the Stelios Foundation hosted the North-South Business Cooperation Awards at Castle Leslie Estate in County Monaghan, Republic of Ireland.  Now available to watch as it happened by clicking on the video below! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfBQa5fqfmM&t=7s

Today, on 30th October 2025, at Castle Leslie, County Monaghan, Republic of Ireland, the Stelios Foundation hosted the inaugural North-South Business Cooperation Awards ceremony.  Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has awarded €500,000 in prizes to support entrepreneurs and celebrate cross-border entrepreneurship on the island of Ireland. 👏 🎉 Top Prize went to Sam Shephard founder of Juice

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Juice Jar wins €150,000 Gold Award at inaugural North–South Business Cooperation Awards and nine winners share €500,000 prize fund recognising cross-border innovation and enterprise. Monaghan – 30th October 2025: Juice Jar has today been announced as the Gold Award winner of the inaugural North–South Business Cooperation Awards, a €500,000 programme launched by the Stelios Philanthropic

The Stelios North-South Business Cooperation Awards 2025 will be available to livestream on YouTube, which is taking place at 11.15am Irish time (GMT) on Thursday 30th October 2025.  Click on this link to view the livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfBQa5fqfmM 

A total of 49 applications received for the inaugural North-South Business Cooperation Awards 2025.  Well done to all the entrepreneurs who applied!  The winners will be announced by Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou at a hybrid awards ceremony at Castle Leslie on Thursday 30 October 2025.  Stay tuned for more details!

Download the application form here Entrepreneurs demonstrating significant cross-border economic activity across the island of Ireland can win:🥇 Gold Award: €150,000🥈 Silver Awards: €100,000 each🥉 Bronze Awards: €25,000 each Don’t miss out — submit your application now before it’s too late! ➡️ Visit www.stelios.ie to download the application form and find out more Eligibility to

⏳ Just 4 Days Left to Apply!If you’ve been thinking about submitting your application for the Stelios Foundation North-South Business Cooperation Awards 2025, now’s the time.  Applications are to be submitted to maya.turnbull@stelios.com no later than 5pm BST on 16th September 2025.  Essential Details for Applicants Application Deadline: 16 September 2025 (by email to maya.turnbull@stelios.com) Awards