Commenting on the UUP’s proposed links with the Conservative Party, Alliance MLA Séan Neeson has stated that the Ulster Unionists are scrabbling around trying to make themselves look relevant as they are committed to the failing Stormont Executive. The East Antrim MLA said: “The Ulster Unionists want to be with the Tories, but I cannot […]
Alliance Health Spokesperson Kieran McCarthy MLA has given a guarded welcome to plans that will see doctors’ competence tested every five years, but said the tests must not be time-consuming and must not take them away from the vital work they do. Kieran McCarthy MLA stated: “I would welcome this scheme as long as it […]
Alliance leader David Ford MLA and Chief Whip Kieran McCarthy MLA have met members of the RUC part time reserve welfare group to hear about their campaign for part time reservists to receive a gratuity payment for their service. Alliance leader David Ford said: “The issue of giving a one off payment to former members […]
Alliance Culture, Arts and Leisure spokesperson Kieran McCarthy MLA has said that the Executive’s failure to meet between mid-June and September will be very damaging for local sport with no further progress on a multi-sports stadium. His comments come after yet another Executive meeting was cancelled yesterday. Opposition MLA Kieran McCarthy stated: “This situation is […]
Alliance Sustainability Spokesperson Cllr Alan Lawther has called the SDLP and Sinn Fein hypocrites on PPS 14 and said that the Executive is in disarray over planning. His comments come the day after it was revealed that the Executive will not have met between mid-June and mid-September. Antrim Councillor Alan Lawther said: “The Executive is […]
Alliance leader David Ford MLA has called for greater protection for the Irish hare following the publication of research by Queen’s University that shows that there are only a small numbers of hares in the area around Belfast. David Ford MLA said: “The results of this research are worrying, especially given the fact that the […]
Alliance education spokesperson Trevor Lunn MLA has stated that the fact the Stormont Executive will not meet until mid-September will be very damaging to our education system because confusion still reigns regarding plans to scrap the 11-plus. Trevor Lunn said: “The fact that the Executive has not met since 19 June has been detrimental to […]
Alliance Leader David Ford has said that the current crisis in the Stormont Executive is deepening with every day they fail to meet. The Executive has not met since 19 June, and today it became apparent that it will not meet again until September. David Ford said: “This crisis is deepening by the day. It […]
Alliance Party Executive Director Gerry Lynch has confirmed with staff in Hansard that Iris Robinson was correctly quoted as saying “There can be no viler act, apart from homosexuality and sodomy, than sexually abusing innocent children” at the Northern Ireland Grand Committee on 17th June. Gerry Lynch said: “We have checked this matter with Hansard. […]
Alliance Chief Whip Kieran McCarthy MLA has expressed shock that knife crime has increased by 10% between last year and the previous year. His comments come as the PSNI launched a campaign to crack down on the problem in Northern Ireland. Kieran McCarthy MLA stated: “I am deeply disturbed that knife crime has increased by […]