Larne

British

/ lɒːn /

noun

a district of NE Northern Ireland, in Co Antrim. Pop: 30 948 (2003 est). Area: 336 sq km (130 sq miles)

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William died in hospital after a large stone fell and hit him at FP McCann's Loughside Quarry in Larne, County Antrim in April 2023.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Ferry sailings between Belfast and Liverpool were cancelled on Monday evening, with further cancellations affecting several scheduled services from Belfast and Larne on Tuesday.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

The peaceful protest was held in support of the girl and her family, but crowds poured onto the streets and disorder broke out over several nights, spreading to other towns such as Larne and Portadown.

From BBC • Aug. 13, 2025

Edited extracts from police body-worn video recording the arrests of Irvine and Larne man Robin Workman were released to the BBC, but with the sound almost entirely removed.

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2025

Nor did I care to question Ascher about his suggestion that Von Richter had something to do with buying and shipping that cargo or the other which was landed at Larne.

From Gossamer 1915 by Birmingham, George A.

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