Entrepreneur Of The Year® press archive

Welcome to the Entrepreneur of the Year press archive

2008

• C&F Group founder named 2008 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year®
• Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® programme provides inspiration for the classroom
• Ernst & Young announces 2008 Entrepreneur Of The Year® shortlist
• Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2008 programme launched

2007

• DVD 2007 - Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year programme provide inspiration for the classroom
• CSR Conference - Ernst & Young Present Inaugural International Conference On Corporate Social Responsibility
• Awards Night - PCH International founder is 2007 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year
• Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Challenge - Inspiring TV series follows Ireland’s greatest entrepreneurs on journey to countries of greatest need
• Haiti CEO Retreat - 40 Irish Entrepreneurs travel to World’s Poorest Country to Develop Local Enterprise
• WEOY - Cirque de Soleil’s Guy Laliberté named Ernst & Young 2007 World Entrepreneur of the Year
• Shortlist 2007 - Ernst & Young announces 2007 Entrepreneur of the Year shortlist
• Launch 2007 - Launch of the 2007 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year programme

Press coverage in 2007

An outline of the press coverage of the Entrepreneur of the Year 2007 programme is available here. To request a copy of any of these articles, please email Luke Giblin stating the article date, publication and title.

• September 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th - Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Challenge. Read more
• October 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th - Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Prequel Shows. Read more
• October 23rd 2007 - Awards night broadcast. Read more

2006

• CPL Resources Plc founder named as the 2006 Ernst &Young Entrepreneur of the Year
• RTE profiles Industry Category of Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year finalists
• Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards Programme
• Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in Africa The Goal Challenge - Aidan Heavey
• Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in Africa The Goal Challenge - Michael Carey
• Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in Africa The Goal Challenge - Jerry Kennelly
• Emerging Category Finalists Profiled
• Irish man named World Entrepreneur of the Year in Monte Carlo
• International Category Finalists Profiled
• Industry Category Finalists Profiled
• 24 Entrepreneur of the Year Finalists Announced
• Final Call for Entrepreneurs
• Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year helping students experience the secret of success
• The Year of the Entrepreneur 2006 - Launch

Press coverage in 2006

TV coverage 2006

17, 24 & 31 - Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Challenge - Read more
7, 14 & 21 September 2006 - 3 prequel Shows Read more
28 September 2006 - Awards night Broadcast

Radio coverage 2006

Radio 1 - The Ryan Tubridy Show - The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Challenge is on RTE 1 Television at 10.45pm on Thursday 17th August. It charts the progress of the winners of the 2005 Ernst &Young Awards as they travel to Africa. Ryan spoke to Michael Carey, Chief Executive and Chief Shareholder of Jacob Fruitfield, Jerry Kennelly , founder of Stockbyte Photography and www.createafrica.com and Aidan Heavey of Tullow Oil about their work in Africa. Listen to the Entrepreneur Challenge on Radio 1.

BBC World Service - Aidan Heavey, was a 33-year-old chartered accountant with no experience of the oil industry when he founded Tullow Oil in 1985. Today, his business is one of Europe's largest independent oil companies, making more than $2m a day. He talks to Peter Day about corporate social responsibility and Tullow-funded projects aimed at helping African villages escape the poverty cycle and develop commercial enterprises. Listen to the Aidan Heavey radio interview.
Presenter/Peter Day, Producer/Richard Berenger - Tuesday, 18 July 2006 - ©BBC World Services