sentences:  On 8 September 2007, Carrickfergus was the Northern Irish host for the "Last Night at the Proms", featuring Alison Balsom, Alfie Boe, and Ulster conductor Kenneth Montgomery.Throughout the course of The Troubles, there was a reasonably large paramilitary presence in the town, namely the Ulster Volunteer Force and Ulster Defence Association.Census figures show that the Catholic population of Carrickfergus declined from 16.2% in 1971 to 9.56% in 2011.