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On Sunday 10th August 2025, the North South Business Cooperation Awards featured in the Irish Sunday Independent. 18 cash prizes to be won by startup entrepreneurs. Entrepreneur owning 50% registered business in Norther Ireland and/ or Republic of Ireland. Incorporated 2019 or later. Demonstrate cross border activity. Turnover minimum EUR 200,000.
Feature in the Sunday Independent on 10 August 2025 Read More »
Retired Irish ambassador, Daniel Mulhall, shares the story behind the awards aimed to foster entrepreneurship and prosperity across the island of Ireland. The Stelios Foundation, established by Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, creator and owner of the easy family of brands, has a distinguished history in supporting entrepreneurship, education and cross-community cooperation. Its latest initiative, the North-South Business Cooperation
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Interview by Mark Hennessy, The Irish Times, published 7 July25. Stelios Haji-Ioannou of easyJet: I was asked ‘how are you going to fly into Belfast with an orange airline?’ Stelios Haji-Ioannou’s interest in Ireland came in stages – first when easyJet began flying out of Belfast in the late 1990s and then, more importantly, after
On 18th June 2025, Sir Stelios and the Stelios Foundation launched the North-South Business Awards for the Island of Ireland at a hybrid event at Monaghan Peace Campus. You can now watch the event recording below: https://youtu.be/nAy9E6PaOLQ Essential Details for Applicants Download the application form here. Application Deadline: 16 September 2025 (by email to maya.turnbull@stelios.com) Awards Ceremony: 30
Online Media Irish Independent 18 June 25 ‘Cross-border entrepreneurs now welcome to apply for €500,000 in prizes at new business awards’. 19 June 25 ‘EasyJet founder backs cross-border business awards’. RTE 18 June 25 ‘Cross-border entrepreneur awards to launch in Monaghan‘. 18 June 25 ‘€500,000 business awards programme launched by Stelios Foundation’. BBC 18 June 25
Today, the Stelios Foundation hosted the launch of the inaugural North-South Business Cooperation Awards at the Monaghan Peace Campus in Ireland. At this hybrid event, Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, creator and owner of the easy family of brands – including easyJet.com, easyHotel.com and many others (see www.easy.com and www.easyHistory.info), and the Stelios Philanthropic Foundation ( see stelios.foundation and stelios.ie) – has today (18 June) announced the launch
