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January 2022 is the centenary of the death of Kildare’s famous Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton. Kevin Kenny examines his life of exemplary leadership...

Athy museum said it was particularly fitting in the approach to the centenary of Ernest Shackleton’s death in January 2022

The Quest’s “crow’s nest” was heated through an internal piping system

IT may not have been an adventure to the Antarctic but the people of Athy and the surrounding area followed in the footsteps of Polar explorer Ernest Shackleton…

Seeing Earth, is an exhibition by Pauline Garavan which is currently showing in the Custom House Studios + Gallery in Westport.

Athy’s industrial, agricultural and sporting heritage was exhibited at the Church of Ireland Centre on the Carlow Road

National Maritime Museum to Host Virtual Talk on Ernest Shackleton 15th February 2021 Shackletons ship Endurance embedded in the Antarctic ice of the Weddell Sea – one of Frank Hurleys remarkable photos which have done so much to immortalise an extraordinary expedition. In almost every crisis or period of exceptional and continuing difficulty - such as were living through now - people will hope to relate to the ultimately successful example of survival to be found in the experiences of Pola...

Major accolade for Athys Shackleton Museum as it gets accreditation from Heritage Council Reporter:  ); The Shackleton Museum Athy, is one of 11 museums that has received accreditation under the Museum Standards Programme for Ireland (MSPI) from the Heritage Council, as the sector prepares a fightback against the fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic. The certificates were presented at a special online ceremony today. Accreditation certificates were awarded in 2020 but last year’s ceremony ...