that this was part of a unionist agenda by Terence O'Neill, the then Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, to draw nationalist communities from the West into the East and to help break them up.

There was no substantial evidence to back up this claim, however it was the idea that led to a number of protests and rallying in opposition.

The Troubles began shortly afterwards, and resulted in O'Neill leaving the office of Prime Minister, allegedly after being forced to resign.

[5] The campus is situated on 300 acres (1.2 km2) of parklands with landscaped grounds that include tranquil garden areas and a well-developed arboretum.

The campus currently has over 5,050 students (undergraduate and postgraduate, and full-time and part-time) and around 1,300 employees, making it by far the largest economic and institutional entity in the north of the province.