In memory of a battle in the town of Musa Qala in Afghanistan in 2006, involving the Royal Irish Regiment, a new regimental march, composed by Chris Attrill and commissioned by Larne Borough Council, was gifted to the regiment on Saturday 1 November 2008 in Larne, during an event in which the regiment was also presented with the 'Freedom of the Borough'. This gave the regiment the right to march through the towns of the borough with 'flags flying, bands playing and bayonets fixed'. The march was named, 'Musa Qala'. Council services Carnfunnock Country Park, 3.5 miles from Larne, is owned and run by the council. Population The area covered by the former Larne Borough Council had a population of 32,180 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census. References Politics of County Antrim Larne District councils of Northern Ireland, 1973–2015 Boroughs of Northern Ireland