Alliance Party Leader David Ford has called on the UK and Irish Governments to bin the idea of taking intensive all-party talks outside Northern Ireland, and said the venue will make no difference to hopes for progress. David Ford stated: “People do not want to see politicians living in luxury in some country house, they […]
Alliance Party Health Spokesperson Kieran McCarthy has called on more people to save lives by signing up to organ donor cards. His comments come on the day that the government announced that laws on organ donation will be changed to ensure that relatives are not able to overturn a person’s wish to donate organs. The […]
Ballymena Alliance representative Jayne Dunlop has described her fury at yet another petrol bomb attack in Ballymena, this time on a car in Dunvale, saying that the situation has degenerated completely. Jayne Dunlop, a past Ballymena Councillor and Party Chair, stated: “The situation in Ballymena is just getting ridiculous. Almost every night we hear of […]
Alliance Party East Antrim MLA, Séan Neeson, has expressed his surprise that it has taken other parties so long to catch up with Alliance on hate crimes legislation. Séan Neeson also called on police to use hate crime laws to prosecute following the revelation from campaigners that no-one has been charged using the legislation since […]
Alliance Party Health Spokesperson Kieran McCarthy has called for more protection for healthcare workers in Northern Ireland, after figures showed that 5,000 were attacked here in the past year. These statistics were released today as part of a British Medical Authority survey into violence against staff. The Strangford Assembly Member said: “I was absolutely disgusted […]
Alliance Party Deputy Leader, Naomi Long MLA, has hit out at tribal politicians in Northern Ireland for not listening to the public’s call for more integrated schools. Her comments follow today’s publication of a Milward Brown Ulster survey stating that 80% of people in Northern Ireland would like to see their local politicians support integrated […]
Alliance Party Leader David Ford has called for an end to simplistic discussion on the economy, and said that political leaders have to take responsibility for making tough decisions to enable fundamental economic change and create quality jobs. David Ford stated: “After the jobs blow we have suffered in Antrim, it is easy for politicians […]
Alliance Party Health Spokesperson Kieran McCarthy expressed shock at the findings of a report which stated that nine out of ten nurses say they do not have enough time to check that hospital patients eat their food properly. The report, which was published today by Age Concern, suggested that this is the reason why six […]
Ballymena Alliance Representative Jayne Dunlop has slammed those that carried out a double petrol attack on a house at Dunfane Park in Ballymena in the early hours of this morning. Two adults and one child were in the house when the attack took place at 1am this morning Jayne Dunlop said: “I am absolutely appalled […]
Antrim Alliance Councillor Alan Lawther has condemned the government for only awarding one in three applicants with energy efficiency grants. Alan Lawther also rebuked Government for being unable to explain why two thirds of application had been turned down. The grant, which helps homeowners install green energy systems, was launched on 24 July, and to […]