Shackleton Museum News Today

hello and welcome. at least 60 people have been killed in winter storms across the united states and canada. president biden has approved an emergency declaration allowing federal support for new york state. the city of buffalo, in new york state, has borne the brunt of the arctic conditions. it lies in the great lakes region and near the canadian border — 27 bodies have been recovered there, and more are expected to be found in cars buried in the snow. blizzards have blocked roads a...

A street in Athy town centre will be closed next month for 12 weeks. The closure of Offaly Street from Emily Square to Meeting Lane is set to take place from 6…

By Frank Taaffe THE County Kildare Agricultural Show in Athy, once an annual event in the Showgrounds, has not been held for the last few years.

Celebrations are planned for Dublin and London for the 150th anniversary of the birth of the Irish Antarctic explorer on Thursday 15 February

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.

A new extended edition of Northabout, originally 2006-published tome mostly about Arctic global circumnavigations

Another milestone was reached in Athy earlier today when the commencement of refurbishment works at the Shackleton Museum was marked.

LUNCHTIME on Thursday gave me an opportunity to visit local exhibitions by two talented artists whose work has benefited from grants provided by Kildare County…

Shackleton's Cabin: The restoration of the ship's cabin in which Ernest Shackleton died. Shackleton's Cabin airs on BBC Four HD at 8:10 PM, Saturday 16 December.

The late Margaret Walsh was manager of Athy Heritage Museum and one of the driving forces behind the Ernest Shackleton Autumn School. May she Rest in PeaceTHE…