Alliance Leader Naomi Long MLA has paid tribute to party Councillor Barney Fitzpatrick, who has passed away. Barney, who served as Councillor for the Causeway area of the Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council, passed away in hospital yesterday (Saturday). He was first elected to the previous Coleraine Borough Council in 2006, which followed 40 […]
Alliance East Belfast Councillor David Armitage has hit out at those behind more racist graffiti in the area, saying it is time for it to stop. Councillor Armitage was speaking after the graffiti was daubed on new homes in a development on the Beersbridge Road, close to where previous racist and sectarian graffiti was sprayed. […]
Alliance West Tyrone representative Stephen Donnelly has expressed his shock after a woman was attacked with a cordless drill in Strabane. The 38-year-old is currently in critical condition with a head injury after being assaulted in the Railway Street area around 2am. A 17-year-old male is in custody following the incident. Police have said they […]
Alliance West Tyrone candidate Stephen Donnelly has spoken of his delight after achieving the Party’s best ever vote share in the area. The local activist said the people of West Tyrone had responded positively to Alliance’s message of progressive politics, after the party picked up its best percentage vote share in West Tyrone despite a […]
East Antrim Alliance MLA Stewart Dickson has urged SONI to explain exactly where plans are with the Integrated Single Electricity Market (SIM), after reports the process was delayed. Mr Dickson said that reports were especially worrying as Kilroot and part of Ballylumford power stations had already been earmarked for closure – a move dependent on […]
Plans for One Stewart’s Place in Holywood to be restored have been given the green light, Councillor Andrew Muir has said, almost two years after the building’s dilapidated state initially caused chaos and concern. Welcoming the news Councillor Muir said he was “delighted” the historic building was now set to be saved, after months of […]
Today’s election is an opportunity for the people of West Tyrone to send a message to the two biggest parties by voting for Alliance, Stephen Donnelly has said. The Alliance man said as the only positive, progressive, pro-European candidate in the race, he was the only one who can represent everyone in the constituency. “Some […]
Alliance Brexit spokesperson Stephen Farry MLA has said the House of Lords backing for keeping an open border after Brexit should give the UK Government a platform to reassess its approach to the issue. Dr Farry was speaking after the House of Lords passed a cross-party amendment to the UK Government’s Withdrawal Agreement with the […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has welcomed the urgent establishment of a review into outpatient services in Belfast Trust after news at least 2,500 cases may have been misdiagnosed. The Department of Health said a ‘particular focus’ would be put on neurology cases following the revelation about the work of Dr Michael Watt. The […]
Alliance MLA Chris Lyttle has said a childcare act would help bring childcare provision here in line with the rest of the UK. Mr Lyttle was speaking during an event launching the Childcare for All Campaign and Charter at Stormont today. Currently, families in Northern Ireland can only access around half the paid early education […]