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The Simon Community is a charity which helps homeless people, taking its name from Simon of Cyrene. [1] It was founded in 1963 by Anton Wallich-Clifford, [ 2 ] who had encountered many homeless people while working for the Probation Service at Bow Street Magistrates' Court in London.
Crossmaglen and the wider South Armagh/South Down area was a republican stronghold and republican paramilitaries were very active, earning the area the nickname "Bandit Country." [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Labour Party MP Clare Short said in 1983 "It is ridiculous that British troops are here in Crossmaglen.
This is a list of cities, towns, villages and hamlets in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. See the list of places in Northern Ireland for places in other counties. Towns are listed in bold .
County Armagh (Irish: Contae Ard Mhacha [ɑːɾˠd̪ˠ ˈwaxə]) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland and one of the traditional thirty-two counties of Ireland.It is located in the province of Ulster and adjoins the southern shore of Lough Neagh.
A busy weekend of club action in Ulster will include Clan na Gael's attempt to earn a first Armagh SFC since 1994 as they face holders Crossmaglen.
5 January – Focus Ireland and the Simon Community described newly released record figures for homelessness (from November 2023) as "shocking", with 9,409 adults and 4,105 children now homeless. [3] 9 January 14 migrants were found hidden in a refrigerated trailer at Rosslare Europort in County Wexford. [4]
The NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) defines a town as having a population of 4,500 or more. Settlements of 2,250 to 4,500 people are defined as intermediate settlements, villages are defined as having populations of 1,000 to 2,250 people and small villages and hamlets are defined as having less than 1,000 people (ref: Report of the Inter-Departmental Urban-Rural Definition Group ...
26 October: an IRA unit fired a mortar at Crossmaglen British Army base in County Armagh. [166] 28 October: an IRA unit fired seven mortars at Drummuckavall British Army watchtower in County Armagh. This is the first recorded use of Libyan-supplied Semtex high-explosive. [167]