River Lagan
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| Length | 86 km |
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| Source | Slieve Croob |
| Mouth | Belfast Lough |
| Cities | Belfast |
| Lisburn | |
| Bridges | Queen's Bridge |
| Queen Elizabeth II Bridge | |
| Did you know | Superseded by the River Lagan as the more important river in the city, the Farset now languishes in obscurity, under High Street. |
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| ID | 1073487 |
About River Lagan
The River Lagan is a major river in Northern Ireland which runs 53. 5 miles from the Slieve Croob mountain in County Down to Belfast where it enters Belfast Lough, an inlet of the Irish Sea. The River Lagan forms much of the border between County Antrim and County Down in the east of Ulster.
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DUP MLA Christopher Stalford dies aged 39
The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician Christopher Stalford has died suddenly at the Age Of 39.
Mr Stalford was a well-known member of The Party and had represented South Belfast in the Northern Ireland Assembly since 2016.
In a statement, DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said he was " deeply saddened" at Mr Stalford's death.
Sir Jeffrey said Mr Stalford was " not just an elected representative or a colleague, he was a friend".
Mr Stalford is Survived By his wife Laura and four children.
Mr Stalford had worked in the DUP press office for A Number of years before becoming an elected representative.
In 2005 he was elected to Belfast City Council and was deputy mayor from 2013 to 2014.
In 2016, he was one of two DUP candidates selected to run for The South Belfast constituency in The Assembly election.
After The Restoration of the Stormont institutions in 2020, Mr Stalford was appointed principal deputy speaker, to chair debates in The Assembly .
A passionate politicianChristopher Stalford had a passion for politics.
He once thought about being a history or politics teacher and before he became a politician he often took part in discussion programmes on radio and television.
An articulate advocate for unionism, he began working for the then DUP MEP Jim Allister and also for the MLA Peter Weir .
Later he joined the DUP`s press team.
After 11 years on Belfast City Council he became an assembly member for South Belfast where he was brought up - it was a place he was very proud of.
He often talked about Growing Up in Annadale Flats near the River Lagan .
He once described himself as an Arlene Ultra when Arlene Foster was party Leader - But Last Year he supported Edwin Poots in his bid for leadership.
When Stormont returned he relished The Role of principal deputy speaker and even at moments of political tension his personality and sense of humour shone through.
Source of news: bbc.com
