Pat Ramsey
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Pat Ramsey MLA is a Social Democratic and Labour Party
(SDLP) politician from Derry
, Northern Ireland
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He is a former Mayor of Derry
and was elected as a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
.
He has been subject to numerous attacks on his home in the Bogside
and his young daughter was injured in an attack on his office. The attackers were reported to be dissident republicans.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/6262335.stm It is reported he has been forced out of his home and will be relocating to the Waterside
area of Derry.
Social Democratic and Labour Party
The Social Democratic and Labour Party is a social-democratic, Irish nationalist political party in Northern Ireland. Its basic party platform advocates Irish reunification, and the further devolution of powers while Northern Ireland remains part of the United Kingdom...
(SDLP) politician from Derry
Derry
Derry or Londonderry is the second-biggest city in Northern Ireland and the fourth-biggest city on the island of Ireland. The name Derry is an anglicisation of the Irish name Doire or Doire Cholmcille meaning "oak-wood of Colmcille"...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
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He is a former Mayor of Derry
Mayor of Derry
The Mayor of Derry, legally the Mayor of Londonderry is an honorary position bestowed upon a Citizen of Derry in Northern Ireland, who is in practice a member of Derry City Council, chosen by his or her peers on the Council to serve a one year term. The Mayor is Chairman of the Council as well as...
and was elected as a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
Northern Ireland Assembly
The Northern Ireland Assembly is the devolved legislature of Northern Ireland. It has power to legislate in a wide range of areas that are not explicitly reserved to the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and to appoint the Northern Ireland Executive...
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He has been subject to numerous attacks on his home in the Bogside
Bogside
The Bogside is a neighbourhood outside the city walls of Derry, Northern Ireland. The area has been a focus point for many of the events of The Troubles, from the Battle of the Bogside and Bloody Sunday in the 1960s and 1970s...
and his young daughter was injured in an attack on his office. The attackers were reported to be dissident republicans.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/6262335.stm It is reported he has been forced out of his home and will be relocating to the Waterside
Waterside
-Placenames:Canada:*Waterside, New BrunswickUnited Kingdom:*Waterside, Aberdeen*Waterside, South Ayrshire*Waterside, East Ayrshire*Waterside, Buckinghamshire*Waterside, Cumbria*Waterside, Derry*Waterside, East Dunbartonshire*Waterside, Lancashire...
area of Derry.