Stephen Farry MLA has challenged Prime Minster Theresa May to meet both the First and deputy First Minister together to discuss the Brexit implications for Northern Ireland. Alliance MLA Mr Farry made the comments as it was revealed the Prime Minister is expected to visit Northern Ireland next week. The North Down MLA said it […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw has said it is vital the Executive provides “real and meaningful” reform of services to give local people world-class health care. South Belfast MLA Ms Bradshaw was speaking as Health Minister Michelle O’Neil announced her Department had received the report from the Expert Panel tasked with restructuring health and social […]
Strangford MLA Kellie Armstrong has called on the Minister for Infrastructure to make staffing changes after she discovered there is a minimum eight-week delay in issuing blue badges for disabled drivers. Alliance MLA Mrs Armstrong was informed about the backlog after being contacted by a number of constituents concerned their blue badge payments had been […]
Alliance Councillor Michael Long has called for a taskforce to deal with bonfires, after five families were forced to move home thanks to the damage caused by an Eleventh Night blaze in a Shankill estate. Flames from the pyre at Hopewell Square caused properties at a nearby terrace to catch fire, forcing residents – including […]
Alliance MLA Kellie Armstrong has said the Executive must ensure appropriate toilet facilities for older children and adults with disabilities should be installed across Northern Ireland. Strangford MLA Mrs Armstrong was speaking as the Changing Places charity marked the 10th anniversary of its campaign which has seen almost 860 such toilets installed throughout the UK, […]
Alliance MLA Kellie Armstrong has described the news Bank of Ireland is to close eight branches, with a loss of 54 jobs, as ‘worrying’ and ‘disappointing’. The MLA for Strangford was speaking after the closure list included the last remaining branch in her own constituency, located in Newtownards. Kellie Armstrong MLA said: “The issue of […]
Alliance has sought a meeting with the Chief Constable after a senior police officer claimed a banner celebrating the killing of four men would be offensive to some but not others. The banner, which contains an image of LVF leader Billy Wright, was erected in Dungannon two weeks ago. It quotes Wright saying: “I would […]
Alliance Leader David Ford has said an Executive response to an independent report on paramilitarism is “utterly weak” after it failed to state a number of expected timescales and objectives. The ‘Fresh Start Panel report on the Disbandment of Paramilitary Groups,’ by an independent three-person panel, was given to Ministers on time at the end […]
Alliance Councillor Andrew Muir has expressed his deep sympathies following the death of a cyclist close to Holywood on Tuesday morning. The man in his 60s was travelling with another cyclist when he was involved in a collision with a car near Holywood shortly before 6.30am. Councillor Andrew Muir said: “It is heart breaking to […]
Alliance Agriculture spokesperson David Ford MLA has said the DUP are showing “breath-taking hypocrisy” after the Agriculture Minister travelled to Brussels seeking aid for local farmers. Michelle McIlveen of the DUP, whose party campaigned for Brexit, attended the European Agriculture Council to meet with the European Agriculture Commissioner among others to discuss details of support […]