North South Business Cooperation Awards

Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou launches the “North – South Business Cooperation Awards”! With a total of €500,000 in cash prizes to be won by 18 entrepreneurs on the island of Ireland in 2025!

Working for lasting peace and economic prosperity on the island of Ireland by promoting business cooperation between North and South.

“Business has a unique ability to transcend boundaries.” Read the latest about the Stelios Awards for Ireland in the Irish Independent.

Today, on 13th August 2025, the Stelios Foundation North-South Business Cooperation Awards on the island of Ireland featured in the Irish Independent.  Read the full article here on the Irish Independent website: www.independent.ie Inspired by similar award initiatives in Cyprus, Greece and the UK, the Awards recognise entrepreneurs whose ventures bridge the communities of Northern Ireland and the Republic […]

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Building Bridges: Ireland can benefit from more cross-border business collaboration

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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Now Available: Recording of the 2025 North-South Business Cooperation Awards hybrid launch event

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

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Media coverage of Stelios North-South Business Cooperation Awards after launch on 18th June 2025

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

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On 18 June 2025 Sir Stelios launches North-South Business Cooperation Awards for the Island of Ireland

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

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€500,000 Business Awards Programme Launched by the Stelios Foundation to Celebrate Entrepreneurship and Encourage North-South Business Cooperation on the Island of Ireland

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 of the inaugural North–South Business Cooperation Awards, a major new initiative designed to celebrate

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Invitation to join hybrid event via Zoom on 18June25– Launch of New Initiative by the Stelios Philanthropic Foundation on the Island of Ireland

Stelios North-South Business Cooperation Awards

The event will mark the launch of a brand new all-island initiative by the Stelios Philanthropic Foundation (www.stelios.org and www.stelios.ie) focused on advancing cross-border cooperation and entrepreneurship on the Island of  Ireland. Hosted via Zoom  by Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou,  creator and owner of the easy family of brands (www.easy.com and www.easyhistory.info), the event is held in partnership with the

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