Portadown

British

/ ˌpɔːtəˈdaʊn /

noun

a town in S Northern Ireland, in the district of Armagh. Pop: 25 958 (2001)

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Haemochromatosis UK will offer up to 23,500 households free genetic screening in Irvinestown, Portadown, Ballymena and Magherafelt.

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The exhibition, We are Overloaded, opens to the public at the Millennium Court in Portadown on 19 January.

From BBC

In the Irish League, Ballymena United's home game against Glenavon and the game between Portadown and Cliftonville at Shamrock Park have been called off following pitch inspections.

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Regular meet-ups with children at a Portadown primary school have provided "a lifeline" for some elderly residents of nearby retirement housing.

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Although most of the swimmers came from County Down or greater Belfast, some travelled from Enniskillen, Portadown and Ballymena for the dip.

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