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One of the early backers had been British tycoon and adventurer Hamish Harding, who died last June in the Titan submersible implosion

A 154kg memorial to the Irish explorer has been hoisted to the walls alongside a stone dedicated to Sir Francis Drake and Captain Cook

Sir Ernest Shackleton is receiving a fitting memorial in Westminster Abbey

The Dean of Westminster said the dedication of the memorial stone would help sustain Shackleton’s ‘legacy of wonder’.

Sailors are equally inspired and terrified by the worlds most terrifying ocean crossing called Drake Passage located at the end of six hundred miles of open sea with some of the most difficult...

History tells a different story about Yellow Springs — one about a town that’s had a long, sometimes fraught, but always loving relationship with the theater. That story is being shared with the community by the YS Arts Council, the Arts and Culture Commission and the YS Historical Society in “The T

THE ongoing redevelopment of Athy’s Town Hall seems to have puzzled some local residents who were unaware of the plans for the Shackleton Museum.

The Drake Passage, between the southern tip of South America and Antarctic, is infamous as one of the most dangerous journeys on the planet. But why is it so rough – and how can you cross safely?

The silver badge is the last of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s medals still in the UK, according to the Government.

The legendary explorer's Polar Medal has been valued at roughly £1.76m.