Here's a story that was on the bbc and hopefully it gets results.It seems that the culture of Northern Ireland is going the way of everything else and protestant culture does nt matter .
Call to return Titanic link ship
The Nomadic took passengers out to the TitanicThe government has been urged to fund the return to Belfast of a ship described as an "important building block" in a Titanic tourist project.
North Belfast MP Nigel Dodds says cash is needed to bring back SS Nomadic, the last of the White Star ships.
The ship, built at Harland and Wolff the year before the Titanic, was used as a tender to take first-class passengers to and from the great liner.
It is currently in Le Harve, France, and will be auctioned on 26 January.
Mr Dodds said SS Nomadic was an "important historical artefact" and "vital" that it was returned home.
"Nomadic is an important building block for the Titanic Signature Project," he said.
"If government is serious about building a strong and vibrant tourism industry in the city, which will undoubtedly have spin-off effects for the whole of Northern Ireland, then it is absolutely imperative that Nomadic comes back to Belfast and serious funding is provided for its return."
The Titanic sank on its maiden voyage to New York
Mr Dodds said the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure had offered a loan to Belfast City Council but that "does not go far enough".
He said money had been found to buy a 19th century Galway fishing vessel for an Irish language organisation.
"They must not be allowed to abdicate their responsibility for the return of such an important ship as the SS Nomadic," he said.
The 221st ship ferried passengers to the White Star liner Olympic, and in April 1912, it did the same job for Titanic.
Nomadic saw service in both world wars and was later used as a restaurant on the Seine in Paris.
More recently, it has been languishing semi-derelict in the port of Le Havre.
A feasibility study by Belfast City Council estimated the cost of buying the ship and bringing it back to the city would be around £750,000.
It would then need about £7m to restore the ship to its former glory.
Campaigners, including Belfast Industrial Heritage, have been behind efforts to bring Nomadic back to the city where it was made.
It is hoped that the ship will become the centrepiece of a new tourist quarter dedicated to the world's most famous ship.
Other attractions include the slipway where Titanic was built, the drawing offices where the blueprints for the ship were drawn and the Thompson Dock and pump house where she was fitted out.
Titanic entered into legend in 1912 when more than 1,500 people died during its maiden voyage from the UK to America.
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