Malcolm Reading Consultants have released the finalist gallery for the 7 shortlisted teams for the new museum to honor Jesus Christ’s Baptism at Bethany, Jordan. All the proposal's can be seen here.
Niall has received an honorary doctorate for having attained outstanding distinction in his field from University College Dublin. The other semester’s honorary doctorate recipients included cancer support advocate and public sector chief executive Sir Ciarán Devane; poetry anthologist Niall McMonagle; diplomat David Donoghue; and scientist Alistair Hetherington.