Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw has said a drug which can prevent HIV would be a money-saver in the long run. The High Court has told the NHS in England it can fund provision of the pre-exposure prophylaxis (Prep) drug, with the daily pills estimated to cost taxpayers £20 million a year. South Belfast MLA […]
Alliance MLA Trevor Lunn has called on the DUP to not use its veto next time equal marriage comes before the Assembly. The Lagan Valley MLA was speaking after he attended a special event as part of Belfast Pride week, which saw Scottish Conservative Leader Ruth Davidson say equal marriage would soon be endorsed in […]
The DUP Lord Mayor has ‘damaged’ relationships with the LGBT community, the Alliance Party’s Micky Murray has said, after Councillor Brian Kingston felt the need to clarify his involvement with the city’s popular Belfast Pride festival. Hitting out at Belfast’s First Citizen, the chair of the Alliance Party’s LGBT group said he found his comments […]
North Belfast Alliance Councillor Nuala McAllister has congratulated local boxer Carl Frampton, after he became the first Northern Ireland fighter to win a world title in two weight divisions. She said: “I want to congratulate Carl on yet another fantastic victory, putting him again under the spotlight and showcasing what a great ambassador he is […]
Lisburn Alliance Deputy Mayor Stephen Martin has praised the emergency services after the discovery a suspicious object in Market Place resulted in a controlled explosion. Alderman Martin said: “Our thanks go to all the emergency services who responded to today’s incident which took place on a busy Saturday afternoon in Lisburn. “The object was not […]
Alliance MLA Stewart Dickson has written to the Minister responsible to ask what steps are being taken to remove Leave posters still up over a month after the EU referendum. With many Leave posters still up throughout East Antrim, North Belfast, North Down and Strangford among other areas, Mr Dickson said it appeared the Leave […]
Alliance MLA Naomi Long has said the case of Hank the dog shows the need to change laws surrounding dangerous dogs here. Speaking following news Hank was likely to be released next week following a ruling by Belfast City Council, East Belfast MLA Mrs Long said breed-specific legislation for dogs is wrong and needs to […]
North Down MLA Stephen Farry has said more still needs to be done to significantly improve the road infrastructure in the constituency. Alliance MLA Dr Farry was speaking as Infrastructure Minister Chris Hazzard announced £245,000 worth of road improvements for the village of Cotton outside Donaghadee would begin on August 1. Work is expected to […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has said the Health Minister should delay no longer and release the Bengoa Report immediately. The report was given to Michelle O’Neill last week with the findings of the Expert Panel, which has been tasked with restructuring health and social care here. The Minister announced she would be responding […]
Alliance Councillor Barney Fitzpatrick has welcomed news the Irish Open is set to return to Northern Ireland, with Portstewart announced as the venue for 2017. Councillor Barney Fitzpatrick said: “The North Coast is now a well-known golf venue and this announcement further cements its status as one of Northern Ireland’s leading golfing areas. “This positive […]