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  Dear Dr Adamson   In late November, the Natural History Museum opens a new permanent gallery, Treasures, showcasing 22 of the most valuable and significant items in its collections. This cabinet of curiosities includes unique, famous and surprising specimens … Continue reading →

The National Museum of the Royal Navy has been given the task of restoring her to her former glory.     My friend Sammy Douglas MLA has informed me that Marie-Thérèse McGivern, Director and Chief Executive of the Belfast Metropolitan College, … Continue reading →

Professor Marianne Elliott OBE, FBA, Blair Chair Director of The Institute of Irish Studies University of Liverpool invites you to a lecture by  Professor John Wilson Foster Honorary Research Fellow, Queen’s University Belfast “Titanic: History or Heritage?”  and  Mr Ian … Continue reading →

Rebecca Black  of the Newsletter posts: News editor asks me, got an Easter feature ideas? Immediately go ooohh not yet but I’ll have a surf and a think and come up with some options. Two minutes later suddenly think, whaaatt? … Continue reading →

Posted by my friend Andrew Charles. NEW YORK (AP) — For the first time in its history, the United States does not have a Protestant majority, according to a new study. One reason: The number of Americans with no religious affiliation … Continue reading →

I attended the unveiling of the first ever portrait of a former Lord Mayor by a muralist at Belfast City Hall today. Artist Danny Devenny, well known for painting murals across the city, spent several months working on the portrait of last … Continue reading →

Today Australian businessman Clive Palmer unveiled the design and plans for Titanic II in New York The plans will be the same as the ones used to build the original Titanic in Belfast, Northern Ireland, before its launch in 1911.Palmer … Continue reading →