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In 1613, The Honourable The Irish Society was incorporated by a Royal Charter which formally established the administration of the region of Northern Ireland bounded by the River Foyle, the sea and the River Bann, including the towns of Derry and Coleraine and the fisheries of the two rivers, known as the County of Londonderry.

The City of London Corporation appoints the Governor, the Deputy Governor and the Members of The Honourable The Irish Society and thus the City of London and the County of Londonderry share a strong historical and cultural link.  The Society also engages today in a range of charitable and philanthropic initiatives across all sections of the community in County Londonderry.

With 2013 being the 400^th anniversary of the Society’s establishment, and in order to bring people together to discuss inward investment in the province, it is recommended that a number of guests including prominent investors and potential investors in the Province, senior Northern Irish diaspora, representatives of “Tech City” and “Digital Derry”, City investors with a significant presence in Northern Ireland as well as representatives from County Londonderry and the Governor, Deputy Governor and representatives of The Honourable The Irish Society, be invited to attend a dinner on an inward investment theme to be held in early 2013; it being referred to this Committee to make the necessary arrangements from City’s Cash within the approved cost parameters; Members with relevant interests being part of the host element.

This would be a Committee event.

(B)      The Honourable The Irish Society 400th Anniversary

In 1613, The Honourable The Irish Society was incorporated by a Royal Charter which formally established the administration of the region of Northern Ireland bounded by the River Foyle, the sea and the River Bann, including the towns of Derry and Coleraine and the fisheries of the two rivers, known as the County of Londonderry.