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Co Armagh man honoured by Prime Minister for 50 years of charity fundraising

Source: PA Media

A Co Armagh man who has raised £1 million for charity over the last 50 years has been honoured by the Prime Minister.

Willie Nugent started his charitable endeavours in 1973 after being inspired by his schoolteachers reading the Guinness World Records to his

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