Alliance Councillor Peter McReynolds has secured a lasting legacy for all the beautiful artwork celebrating the NHS which residents across Northern Ireland have been proudly displaying. Not only will the existing artwork be displayed in hospitals as a reminder of this time, but the Department of Health is seeking to work with the Department of […]
Alliance Councillor Kate Nicholl has called for Belfast City Council to meet over July, and not take its normal summer break, a move she says is essential in this time of crisis. Kate made the formal request of the Chief Executive on Wednesday, and the issue will now be debated by the Group Party Leaders […]
Alliance Finance Spokesperson Andrew Muir has said that while the Coronavirus pandemic has transformed public finances for the foreseeable future, the right recovery strategy must be matched by financial security to back it up with a Regional Infrastructure Panel or Commission needed to secure swift delivery of capital investment projects. Mr Muir made the comments […]
Pressure for the removal of the Prime Minister’s chief Special Adviser will not relent, Alliance MP Stephen Farry has said. Dominic Cummings told reporters in Downing Street he did not regret his breaking of lockdown regulations to travel from London to Durham, adding he had not considered resigning over the matter. Dr Farry said the […]
Alliance East Belfast MLA Chris Lyttle has said he is thankful no-one was injured following yesterday’s fire at the Bombardier factory in the constituency. The fire, described as significant by the Fire and Rescue Service, is believed to have started accidentally within a machine at the plant in the docks area. It damaged machinery and […]
Alliance Bangor Central Councillor Karen Douglas has praised police after they arrested two suspects following a report of several armed robberies in the town. Police attended the Castle Park area last night (Saturday) after a report of three armed robberies. Despite their pursuit of the male suspect being hampered by a congregation of 30-40 youths […]
Alliance Councillor Michael Long has criticised the DUP and Sinn Féin for “standing in the way of openness and transparency” at City Hall, after the two parties again blocked Alliance calls for the restoration of Council and Committee meetings before August. Over the past week Mr Long – Alliance Group Leader on City Hall – […]
Alliance Communities spokesperson Kellie Armstrong MLA has expressed her disappointment after an emergency fund for artists has closed only a few days after opening. The Arts Council’s Artists’ Emergency Fund was designed to help support ‘individual artists, creative practitioners and performers,’ however, it has now been closed a week after opening. Strangford MLA Ms Armstrong […]
It is vital we do all we can to prevent further repeats of fish kills after several recent incidents, Alliance Environment spokesperson John Blair MLA has said. The South Antrim MLA was speaking after securing the agreement of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) Committee to examine the issue. The Committee will […]
The Northern Ireland Protocol is an inevitable consequence of of the UK’s hard Brexit, Alliance MP Stephen Farry has said. Dr Farry was speaking after the publication of a paper on the UK Government’s approach to the Northern Ireland Protocol. It confirmed expanded infrastructure at ports in Northern Ireland to carry out checks on animals […]