O’Doherty in MacGill R&D debate

LONDONDERRY businessman Phillip O’Doherty will debate the development of local resources and the importance of research and innovation at the MacGill summer school on Thursday (August 1).
Phillip O'Doherty (right) is to debate R&D at the Magill summer school on Thursday (August 1). He is pictured here with Michael Hutton and Darron Gibson at the launch of the Foyle Cup last week.Phillip O'Doherty (right) is to debate R&D at the Magill summer school on Thursday (August 1). He is pictured here with Michael Hutton and Darron Gibson at the launch of the Foyle Cup last week.
Phillip O'Doherty (right) is to debate R&D at the Magill summer school on Thursday (August 1). He is pictured here with Michael Hutton and Darron Gibson at the launch of the Foyle Cup last week.

Phillip O’Doherty. the Chief Executive of the Burnfoot-based E&I Engineering, which also has a presence in Ras al-Khaimah, a member of the United Arab Emirates, will take part in the debate in Glenties at 2.30pm.

The Derry City Chairman will be joined by financial journalist and writer, Eamon Fingleton, a former editor for Forbes magazine and the Financial Times; David Horgan, Chief Executive of Petrel Resources; and George Lee, RTÉ Prime Time economist.

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It will be chaired by RTÉ Industry Correspondent, Ingrid Miley.

The MacGill summer school has been held annually in Glenties since 1981.

It’s named after a local poet, Patrick MacGill, who wrote in the early 20th century on the social conditions in Donegal, the plight of migrant workers in Britain and the horrors of the Great War in which he fought as a soldier of the London Irish Rifles.

According to the organisers: “The debates do not attempt to achieve consensus around stated positions but rather to stimulate interest in ideas and proposals and to provide a basis for action by leadership groups and individuals.”