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Carrickfergus

/ ˌæɪˈɜːɡə /

noun

  1. a town in E Northern Ireland, in Carrickfergus district, Co Antrim; historic settlement of Scottish Protestants on Belfast Lough; Norman castle. Pop: 27 201 (2001)
  2. a district of E Northern Ireland, in Co Antrim. Pop: 37 659 (2001). Area: 83 sq km (32 sq miles)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Suzy Spence, from Carrickfergus in County Antrim, was diagnosed with a tumour in her salivary gland in December 2023 and was warned that a cancer diagnosis could not be ruled out.

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The decision means work to upgrade sewage works at Sydenham, Whitehouse and Kinnegar cannot proceed, and works planned at Glenmachan, Greenisland, Carrickfergus and on the sea outfalls will not start.

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Scarlett Rossborough, from Larne, died after being struck by a car driven by John Noble Lindsay in Carrickfergus in August 2023.

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Lindsay, of Prince Andrew Way in Carrickfergus, admitted a charge of causing Scarlett's death by dangerous driving.

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On the day of the crash, Scarlett, who attended Linn Primary School in Larne, was part of a group of children and adult leaders from a community centre summer scheme on a day out to Carrickfergus Castle.

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