Alliance Party Ballymena representative Jayne Dunlop has slammed the perpetrators of another Ballymena petrol bomb attack, saying the act is evidence that society is beginning to accept a certain level of violence which should be unacceptable. Ms Dunlop, her party’s Education Spokesperson, stated: “Yet again we see a family becoming victim to a potentially fatal […]
Alliance Chief Whip, Kieran McCarthy, has hit out at the UVF for issuing a death threat to a Sunday World journalist and has said that the threat undermines the freedom of the press. The death threat was reported in the Sunday World yesterday. The Strangford Assembly Member said: “It is absolutely despicable that the UVF […]
Former Belfast Lord Mayor Tom Ekin has said talking about compromise is easy, but questioned whether the political leadership really exists to deliver it. Responding to Gerry Adams’ speech at Casement Park, the Alliance Belfast Councillor stated: “We in the Alliance Party have made the need for compromise central to our philosophy since we came […]
Alliance Party Leader, David Ford, has welcomed beginning of a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, and stated that it should have been implemented weeks ago. The UN-brokered ceasefire came into effect at 0500 GMT. David Ford said: “I am glad that a ceasefire has been called between Hezbollah and Israel, although this move should have […]
Alliance Party Chair Yvonne Boyle has said authorities in Great Britain and across the world must pay heed to the lessons of Northern Ireland to overcome the threat of terror. She was speaking having been held up at Stansted Airport returning to Northern Ireland today [Sunday]. The Coleraine representative stated: “Most people accept the more […]
Alliance Ballymena representative Jayne Dunlop has slammed the perpetrators of a racist attack in Bushmills, but said it is up to everyone to tackle the issue. Jayne Dunlop stated: “This incident shows once again that we as a community cannot just ignore racist attitudes, even if they do not appear to be right on our […]
Alliance East Belfast MLA Naomi Long has said an arson attack on the home of a Polish family in East Belfast is unacceptable, and said much more must be done to stop East Belfast being seen as an area where racist attitudes are prevalent. Naomi Long stated: “Once again we hear of another attack on […]
Alliance Party Justice Spokesperson, Stephen Farry, has welcomed moves towards the normalisation of the criminal justice system. Meanwhile, Dr Farry recognises that, sadly, Diplock Courts remain necessary on occasions. Dr Farry stated: “Most people will agree with any move towards full normalisation of the criminal justice system. However, the Government can only move forward as […]
Castlereagh Alliance Councillor and Party Vice Chair, Michael Long, has revealed that results from residents’ surveys in Castlereagh show that the vast majority of regular bus users in the area are unhappy with transport in their area. The surveys were undertaken in the Braniel and Lisnasharragh areas and reveal that only 40% of regular bus […]
Alliance Party Justice and Security spokesperson, Stephen Farry, has congratulated the police in uncovering the terror plot against a number of flights, and asked people to remain patient and to co-operate with the authorities in ensuring their safety and security. Stephen Farry said: “This morning’s police operations are a sobering reality of the threat that […]