Alliance Councillor Emmet McDonough Brown has said it is unacceptable for a paramilitary group to be holding a community to ransom in 2019. The Belfast Councillor made the comments after a special meeting of the Strategic, Policy and Resources Committee on Wednesday afternoon heard PSNI concerns that the UVF was threatening violence if the bonfire […]
Alliance MEP Naomi Long has said a report by Stormont’s Department for the Economy detailing major job losses in the wake of a no-deal Brexit should come as no surprise to the many who have consistently campaigned to stay in the EU. Mrs Long was speaking as the report revealed 40,000 jobs would be at […]
Alliance MEP Naomi Long has said a report by Stormont’s Department for the Economy detailing major job losses in the wake of a no-deal Brexit should come as no surprise to the many who have consistently campaigned to stay in the EU. Mrs Long was speaking as the report revealed 40,000 jobs would be at […]
Alliance Councillor Emmet McDonough Brown has said it is unacceptable for a paramilitary group to be holding a community to ransom in 2019. The Belfast Councillor made the comments after a special meeting of the Strategic, Policy and Resources Committee on Wednesday afternoon heard PSNI concerns that the UVF was threatening violence if the bonfire […]
Alliance Councillor Emmet McDonough Brown has said it is “absolutely unacceptable” that the local community has lost access to Avoniel Leisure Centre for a third day. Users are currently being stopped from using the site after bonfire builders blocked the entrance in an attempt to stop the illegal bonfire being removed from Council land. Emmet […]
Alliance MEP Naomi Long has said a report by Stormont’s Department for the Economy detailing major job losses in the wake of a no-deal Brexit should come as no surprise to the many who have consistently campaigned to stay in the EU. Mrs Long was speaking as the report revealed 40,000 jobs would be at […]
Alliance Leader Naomi Long MEP has said taking action against those supplying tyres for local bonfires may act as a deterrent against them being used in future. Mrs Long was speaking after the London Road bonfire had 1,8000 tyres removed on Sunday. More were then removed from the Avoniel pyre yesterday. Mrs Long has now […]
Alliance Leader Naomi Long MEP has said today is a historic day, after MPs voted to extend equal marriage to Northern Ireland if an Executive is not reformed by October 21. MPs voted 383-73 in favour of the amendment, brought by Labour’s Conor McGinn, in the House of Commons. It means equal marriage will be […]
South Belfast MLA Paula Bradshaw has called for a mechanism to be put in place urgently for MLAs to work with MPs to deliver on the requirement passed by Parliament for the UK Government to produce regulations for services to meet the reproductive rights of women in Northern Ireland. Ms Bradshaw was speaking after the […]
Alliance Councillor Peter Lavery has called for builders of a bonfire posing a serious risk to people and property in Portadown to removed or reduce it before it causes damage to property or injury to residents. The bonfire, in the Corcrain Drive/Redmanville area of the town, is close to several blocks of flats and other […]