The MacGill Summer School is Ireland's international forum for thought leaders to discuss the critical issues facing the country, Europe, and our world.
The MacGill Summer School was founded forty years ago in the small town of Glenties in County Donegal and has grown from very modest beginnings to being one of the most important fora in Ireland for the analysis of topics of national and international interest.
It has consistently been a source of innovative and fresh thinking on a range of social, economic, and political ideas. Every July it brings together government ministers, parliamentarians, heads of industry, trade union leaders, economists, sociologists, church leaders and a broad range of public representatives from the North and South of Ireland, and beyond.
In 2022, the event will be in association with University of Notre Dame and in-person. It take place from July 21st-24th, at The Highlands Hotel. Tickets are limited click here to book tickets
Schedule 2022
The Destruction of Ukraine & Its People:
The Fallout for Mankind
15.00 Opening of MacGill School 2022
15.30 Ukraine: The Tragedy & The Future For Its People
17.00 Music & Culture from Ukraine
18.00 BREAK
20.00 With the impact of the pandemic and Ukraine – Is Globalisation dead? What is the way forward for the planet?
21.00 CLOSE
* Programme is subject to change
The Destruction of Ukraine & Its People:
The Fallout for Mankind
11.00 Welcome to Day 2 of MacGill 2022
11.05 Is recession inevitable and can the Irish economy withstand it?
12.30 Militant Democracy 2.0 – What has to change to make democracies resilient?
1.15 LUNCH
14.30 Destruction of Ukraine and Russian aggression has set a new and complex agenda for the European Union
15.30 Break
16.00 The Future Direction of Russia?
17. 30 Break
20.00 Another Place of Suffering—Afghanistan
21.00 Close of Day 2
* Programme is subject to change
The Destruction of Ukraine & Its People:
The Fallout for Mankind
11.00 Welcome to Day 3 of MacGill 2021
11.05 The 22nd Annual Hume Lecture
12.30 LUNCH
14.30 New Threats & Neutrality – In these turbulent times is Neutrality an option anymore?
16.00 The most urgent problem facing the world is energy—how does it wean itself off fossil fuels?
17.30 BREAK
20.00 Recital
* Programme is subject to change
The Destruction of Ukraine & Its People:
The Fallout for Mankind
11.00 Welcome to Day 4 of MacGill 2022
11.05 The threats to our planet have never been greater and the dangers never more frightening. Can mankind overcome and how?
12.30 LUNCH
14.00 Friel Experience
Walk from the courthouse to The Laurels where lived Brian Friel’s “five brave Glenties women” –his mother and four aunts– celebrated in his masterpiece, DANCING AT LUGHNASA.
One of Friel’s short stories will be read by acclaimed Donegal actor, Charlie Bonner.
15.00 Close of MacGill Summer School 2022
* Programme is subject to change
- Thursday, July 21st
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The Destruction of Ukraine & Its People:
The Fallout for Mankind
15.00 Opening of MacGill School 2022
15.30 Ukraine: The Tragedy & The Future For Its People
17.00 Music & Culture from Ukraine
18.00 BREAK
20.00 With the impact of the pandemic and Ukraine – Is Globalisation dead? What is the way forward for the planet?
21.00 CLOSE
* Programme is subject to change
- Friday, July 22nd
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The Destruction of Ukraine & Its People:
The Fallout for Mankind
11.00 Welcome to Day 2 of MacGill 2022
11.05 Is recession inevitable and can the Irish economy withstand it?
12.30 Militant Democracy 2.0 – What has to change to make democracies resilient?
1.15 LUNCH
14.30 Destruction of Ukraine and Russian aggression has set a new and complex agenda for the European Union
15.30 Break
16.00 The Future Direction of Russia?
17. 30 Break
20.00 Another Place of Suffering—Afghanistan
21.00 Close of Day 2
* Programme is subject to change
- Saturday, July 23rd
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The Destruction of Ukraine & Its People:
The Fallout for Mankind
11.00 Welcome to Day 3 of MacGill 2021
11.05 The 22nd Annual Hume Lecture
12.30 LUNCH
14.30 New Threats & Neutrality – In these turbulent times is Neutrality an option anymore?
16.00 The most urgent problem facing the world is energy—how does it wean itself off fossil fuels?
17.30 BREAK
20.00 Recital
* Programme is subject to change
- Sunday, July 24th
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The Destruction of Ukraine & Its People:
The Fallout for Mankind
11.00 Welcome to Day 4 of MacGill 2022
11.05 The threats to our planet have never been greater and the dangers never more frightening. Can mankind overcome and how?
12.30 LUNCH
14.00 Friel Experience
Walk from the courthouse to The Laurels where lived Brian Friel’s “five brave Glenties women” –his mother and four aunts– celebrated in his masterpiece, DANCING AT LUGHNASA.
One of Friel’s short stories will be read by acclaimed Donegal actor, Charlie Bonner.
15.00 Close of MacGill Summer School 2022
* Programme is subject to change
2022 Speakers & Schedule
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