Alliance Leader David Ford has slammed those involved in last night’s petrol bomb attack on a house in Antrim. The attack in Dromain Drive at 10.20pm left the garden alight and one window broken. A 31-year-old man was arrested after the incident. The South Antrim MLA said:”This was a very sinister attack which harks back […]
Following the Ulster Unionists’ response on their word-for-word copy Assembly motion, Alliance Chief Whip Kieran McCarthy MLA stated that the UUP have shown real incompetence and a lack of regard for the issue of fuel poverty. Kieran McCarthy MLA said: “If Roy Beggs had genuinely intended to highlight the issue of fuel poverty he should […]
Alliance Enterprise Spokesperson Séan Neeson MLA has warned the Ulster Unionists and the DUP that for us to have any chance of lower corporation tax, the Assembly must have tax-varying powers. In a Sinn Fein-proposed Assembly debate on Monday the UUP and DUP indicated that they did not want the Assembly to have these powers, […]
Alliance Health Spokesperson Kieran McCarthy MLA has welcomed plans from the Executive to increase the legal smoking age and has demanded that they ensure better policing of cigarette vendors. His comments follow Sir Reg Empey saying that the Executive plans to start a consultation on the issue soon. The Strangford MLA said: “I welcome the […]
Strangford Alliance MLA Kieran McCarthy has condemned those who smashed a number of windows at hotel in Portaferry. All the windows of the restaurant at the Narrows Hotel were smashed in the early hours of this morning. Kieran McCarthy MLA said: “I am appalled at the thoughtlessness of the thugs who carried out this damage. […]
Alliance Deputy Leader Naomi Long MLA has criticised Ulster Unionists for putting forward exactly the same motion to the Assembly as they proposed to the house in May. She called on them to withdraw the motion on fuel poverty immediately. The original debate took place on 29 May and they are proposing that a motion […]
Former Newtownabbey Mayor Cllr Lynn Frazer has called for a full investigation into what has been called a suspicious fire in Newtownabbey which damaged adjacent properties and led to people being evacuated from their homes. The fire took place at a car workshop on Arthur Road in Newtownabbey around 3am this morning. Alliance Councillor Lynn […]
Alliance Leader David Ford has called for vigilance following fears that foot and mouth disease may have returned to England. A temporary control zone was set up around a farm in the Egham area of Surrey today. David Ford said: “This further bad news from Surrey, even if it is not confirmed, illustrates the vital […]
Alliance Spokesperson Sean Neeson MLA has blasted the Office of the First and Deputy First Minister for continuing to delay the appointment of a Victims’ Commissioner. Mr Neeson received a Written Answer from OFMDFM stating that the appointment will take more time. OFMDFM had previously promised to make the appointment before the recess, but they […]
Alliance Party MLA Kieran McCarthy has condemned a vicious attack on a 65-year-old man in the Norfolk Drive area of West Belfast. Four people have been arrested following the stabbing which took place just before midnight last night, and Mr McCarthy said that the incident is extremely sinister. Kieran McCarthy MLA said: “I am shocked […]