News archive

01/01/2010 - Gold Award

The NPS website has been granted the coveted Gold Award by the Maritime Web Awards committee. more...

10/12/2009 - Merry Christmas to Everyone

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15/11/2009 - Very Important News Update

Public Accounts Committee (NI) release report into DSD and NCT handling of the Nomadic project more...

06/11/2009 - Important Update

Recent ‘project management’ updates on the NCT website would have you believe that all is well with ship – but sadly this is not the case. more...

24/09/2009 - Important Update

CMP author resigns over grave concerns of project mis-handling by the NCT. more...

17/08/2009 - Nomadic Charitable Trust Finally Releases Volume 1 Of…..

After 3 years in the waiting, the first volume of the all important Conservation Management Plan has been released by the NCT more...

27/07/2009 - Nomadic Trust Chairman to address members about Nomadic's future

The following reply from Denis Rooney, Nomadic Charitable Trust Chairman has been received in response to the society's letter highlighting major concerns about the whole project. more...

23/07/2009 - Nomadic gets £2 million from EU

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25/06/2009 - Northern Ireland Audit Office Report on Nomadic Released

Yesterday, John Dowdall CB, Comptroller and Auditor General, published his report on the Department for Social Development's purchase of the SS Nomadic. Since the purchase of the Nomadic in January 2006 at a cost of £263,000, the Department has incurred further expenditure totalling £650,000 to December 2008 on this project. The report also records that the estimated cost of restoring the vessel to its original condition is in the region of £7 million, although a more accurate estimate will be available on completion of a conservation management plan. This is currently being prepared for the Nomadic Charitable Trust which is responsible for the restoration and ongoing maintenance of the vessel. Mr Dowdall's report identifies a number of key lessons, some of which are specific to the successful delivery of the Nomadic project and others that have wider applicability. more...

15/06/2009 - NPS position available in Northern Ireland

Vacancy for new NI co-ordinator. more...