10th February 2026
‘EY Entrepreneur Of The Year’ 2026 closes for nominations February 17
The 2026 ‘EY Entrepreneur Of The Year’ closes for nominations next Tuesday 17th of February.
This programme is a renowned world class development programme that supports, advises and connects a community of entrepreneurs throughout the island of Ireland.
Eligibility Criteria
- EY Entrepreneur Of The Year is an all-island programme.
- Nominees must own a minimum of 5% of the company (publicly listed companies will be assessed on a case-by-case basis).
- Nominees must be primarily responsible for the recent
performance of the company. - Nominees must either be Irish or running a company
based on the island of Ireland. - Turnover in excess of €1 million or £1 million.
- The nominee’s company must be trading for a minimum of two years
(companies with a long R&D process pre-commencement of trading, early
stage life sciences and technology companies and companies that have
received significant investment are dealt with on a case-by-case basis). - If nominees have previously applied and not been shortlisted to the final 24,
our judging panel welcomes and encourages them to apply multiple times.
Some of our previous finalists and even winners have successfully been
invited into the programme after multiple applications.
Who can nominate?
Anyone, including employees, company advisors and financiers, can nominate a successful entrepreneur, with the entrepreneur’s consent. Many of the nominations come from the entrepreneurs themselves.
Click here to see all details : https://www.ey.com/content/dam/ey-unified-site/ey-com/en-ie/campaigns/eoy/documents/ey-2026-eoy-programme-brochure.pdf
