Larne contains a headquarters of Larne Borough Council. Together by using a neighboring district of Carrickfergus and part of Newtownabbey, it forms the East Antrim constituency for elections to the Westminster Parliament and Northern Ireland Assembly.

Points of note

Notable buildings in a town include the ruins of sixteenth century Olderfleet Castle and The Chaine Memorial, a replication of the traditional Irish round tower and known locally as "the giant's pencil".

Larne Lough is designated as an Area of Special Scientific Interest, Special Protection Area, and Ramsar Site in order to protect the wetl& environment, particularly due to the presence of certain bird mintage and shellfish.

A town is also referred to as a birthplace of the author and poet Amanda M’Kittrick Ros who has been described by critics as "The world's worst author".

Larne is twinned using Clover, South Carolina.

History

Two fossils and prehistoric human artefacts develop been discovered in the sea cliffs around Larne.

Larne was one of a earliest Viking settlements in Ireland, world health organization besides known as it "Ulfreksfjord" (a title of the present-contemporary townland, "Olderfleet", is from either this Viking title), & Viking memorial park use been found in the area.

Edward the Bruce, brother of a Scottish King Robert the Bruce, landed within Larne using the big military unit to invade Ireland.

Weapons for the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) were landed inside a town in 1914 in what became called the Larne Gun Running (with little quantities existence come by Bangor and Donaghadee) and were stored at [http://www.drumalis.co.uk/ Drumalis], at home of the Smiley family and today the convent. This played the important a portion around Ulster unionist opposition to Home rule in Ireland, and a subsequent creation of the province of Northern Ireland.

Transport
Ferries sail from either a harbour to destinations including Cairnryan and Troon in Scotland, and Fleetwood in England.

Larne is attached to Belfast by the A8 road. A A2 road or 'Antrim coast road' which runs along a Antrim coast, & lives through the scenic Glens of Antrim, also serves a town. To a south of a town the A2 lives the side of Larne Lough, via Glynn, Magheramorne, and Ballycarry, to Whitehead and Carrickfergus. A A38 road runs from a town to Ballymena.

The railway route to Belfast, via Whitehead & Carrickfergus, as well connects Larne to the Northern Ireland Railways network. Presently no freight transfer by rail Northern Ireland.