County Armagh
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| Area | 1326 |
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| Population | 174,792 (2011) |
| Capital | Armagh |
| Provinces | Ulster |
| Points of interest | Navan Centre & Fort, Armagh |
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| ID | 568393 |
About County Armagh
County Armagh is one of the traditional counties of Ireland and one of six counties that form Northern Ireland. Adjoined to the southern shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of 1,326 km² and has a population of about 174,792. County Armagh is known as the "Orchard County" because of its many apple orchards.
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...Families of three children have been left " broken-hearted" after items were removed from their graves in County Armagh, a councillor has said...
PSNI data breach: Two men arrested under the Terrorism Act
... Police said the men, aged 21 and 22, had been arrested under the Terrorism Act after a search in Portadown, County Armagh, on Saturday...
PSNI data breach: Man arrested in investigation into linked criminality
... The arrest happened in Lurgan, County Armagh, following a search operation...
Firefighter misses his retirement party to rescue calves
... But at about 17:30 BST on Monday officers received a call to 28 calves trapped in a slurry tank near Cullyhanna, County Armagh...
Troubles legacy bill: Families plea with MPs ahead of Commons vote
... " I know that this approach is challenging for many but we must address the legacy of the past in a different way if we are to achieve better outcomes for many who have waited for decades, " Louie Johnston was just seven years old when his father David Johnston and his Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) colleague John Graham were shot dead by the IRA in 1997 while on foot patrol in Lurgan, County Armagh...
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PSNI data breach: Two men arrested under the Terrorism Act
Two men have been arrested by detectives investigating
The data was accidentally shared last month and included the surname and initials of 10,000 PSNI employees.
Police said The Men , aged 21 and 22, had been arrested under the Terrorism Act after a search in Portadown, County Armagh , on Saturday.
The pair are currently being questioned at Musgrave Police Station in Belfast.
To date, four arrests have been made in relation to the data breach.
On 16 August, a 39-year-old was arrested on suspicion of collection of information likely to be useful to terrorists. He was later released on bail.
A 50-year-old man was arrested on 18 August and was subsequently charged with terrorism offences.
He appeared In Court on 21 August and was remanded in custody for four weeks.
'Dealt with robustly'Dt Ch Insp Avine Kelly said the PSNI was working to establish who possessed information related to the data breach.
" We will take action to ensure that any criminality identified is dealt with robustly to keep communities, and our officers and staff who serve them, safe. "
On 8 August, employees' details were mistakenly published online after being released by the PSNI in response to a Freedom of Information (FoI) request.
They were Taken Down from a website at the PSNI's direction a Short Time later.
Police have confirmed The List is in The Hands of dissident republicans, amongst others.
The Policing Board has
It was one of three separate PSNI data breach incidents being examined by police.
On 6 July, in an unrelated incident, a police-issue laptop and radio, as well as a document containing The Names of More Than 200 staff, were stolen from a private vehicle in Newtownabbey, County Antrim .
In another incident, on Thursday 17 August, a PSNI laptop and a Police Officer 's notebook fell from The Roof of a moving car on the M2 in Belfast.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
