Alliance Councillor Tom Campbell has asked events giant Ticketmaster to answer question over how a Bruce Springsteen concert to be staged at the almost 10,000-capacity Odyssey area can sell out on the phonlines in five minutes. The public today raised the issue within the media and Cllr Campbell believes that they deserve answers. Cllr Campbell […]
Alliance Spokesperson Cllr Stewart Dickson has welcomed news that two dogs described as dangerous by the USPCA have been seized in Belfast. He praised the BBC, saying that their investigation of dogfighting will hopefully motivate more people to come forward and give the authorities information on this area. Cllr Stewart Dickson stated: “Its good news […]
Lagan Valley Alliance MLA Trevor Lunn has called for a thorough investigation into a fire in a flat in Dunmurry which led to eight people being taking to hospital. The suspicious fire took place in a flat at Seymour Hill at 12.30am this morning. He also praised the bravery of police officers for their part […]
Alliance Chief Whip Kieran McCarthy MLA has said that even though the Assembly Ombusdman decided that Ian Paisley Jnr did not breach the Ministerial Code, his remarks on gay people were absolutely disgraceful. He stated that they were made even worse because of the fact that he will be dealing with equality issues as a […]
Alliance Chief Whip Kieran McCarthy MLA has blasted news that the police want to investigate the USPCA on alleged animal abuse following a counter claim from the owner of a puppy farm in Fermanagh that was raided by the organisation. The Strangford MLA, Mr McCarthy, said: “The public deserve answers as to why are the […]
Alliance Coleraine Councillor Barney Fitzpatrick has expressed shock at news of a road accident resulting in the death of a man near Portrush. The two-car crash took place close to the Priestland Road juncition of the Ballybogey Road at 8.30 pm last night. Cllr Barney Fitzpatrick said: “I am shocked and deeply saddened by news […]
South Belfast Alliance MLA Anna Lo has joined the campaign seeking asylum status for a Zimbabwean family who live in Belfast. Mr Upenyu Hove stated that he was beaten and tortured by police for organizing pro-democracy rallies against the Robert Mugabe government. He and his partner fled Africa in 2002, and they have five year […]
Strangford Alliance MLA Kieran McCarthy has slammed the DUP Councillors in Ards who have displayed total hypocrisy over industrial de rating. Cllr McCarthy said that Ards Councillors recently met with leading local company Pritchitts and the Northern Ireland Manufacturers Focus Group and promised they would continue to support industrial de-rating. However, the day after that […]
Alliance MLA Séan Neeson plans to bring the voting system within the Assembly into the 21st century have taken a leap forward with a feasibility study of e-voting in the chamber commencing tomorrow. At the end of May Mr Neeson tabled proposals to the Assembly Procedures Committee for electronic voting to be used instead of […]
Alliance Chief Whip Kieran McCarthy MLA has called for more funding to be redirected to traffic police to enable them to take more speeding driver to task. His call comes as the Audit Office released details showing that up to 42,000 drivers in Northern Ireland that broke the speed limit got away unpunished because police […]