Nicholas O'Shiel

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Dr Nicholas O'Shiel, is the director and chief executive, Omagh Enterprise Company Ltd, Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. In 2008, he was awarded the Queen's Award for Enterprise Promotion - the only honorary awardee that year.

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