The extensive revamp will see the A-listed Burrell museum closed for three years, and the institution, which opened in 1983, will receive a new roof, new glazing, and a major internal development which will open up two extra floors to the public. It is expected that the museum will close in early 2016 and reopen in 2019. When it re-opens the museum will be able to display more than 90 per cent of the 9,000-strong collection collected by Sir William Burrell and gifted to the city in 1944. The basement Read more [...]

The extensive revamp will see the A-listed Burrell museum closed for three years, and the institution, which opened in 1983, will receive a new roof, new glazing, and a major internal development which will open up two extra floors to the public. It is expected that the museum will close in early 2016 and reopen in 2019. When it re-opens the museum will be able to display more than 90 per cent of the 9,000-strong collection collected by Sir William Burrell and gifted to the city in 1944. The basement Read more [...]

Idaho passed federally mandated child support rules on Monday, overcoming the objections of lawmakers who had rejected the bill in April over concerns that it would force American courts to comply with the laws of Muslim countries. In a special session of the legislature, lawmakers approved the new child support rules, undoing a rejection that had jeopardized US involvement in an international treaty and threatened to collapse the state’s payment system. Rejecting the bill could have cost the Read more [...]

The Charles Sheils premises at Larne Road, Carrickfergus. INCT 19-705-CON The life and work of a 19th century philanthropist with strong Carrickfergus connections has been remembered at a special church service. The Charles Sheils Charity, which has provided sheltered accommodation to those in need for 150 years, rededicated the grave of its founder at St Anne’s Church, Killough, following a £8,000 restoration and unveiled Read more [...]