All attacks on culture are wrong, Alliance Fermanagh and South Tyrone representative Matt Beaumont has said, as he condemned the depiction of an Orange man hanging and the burning of flags on bonfires. Speaking after the orange effigy had been removed, Matt said: “Everyone has the right to celebrate their culture and there is absolutely […]
Alliance MLA Andrew Muir has said he is disappointed in the response after quizzing Environment Minister Edwin Poots over his enforcement action on bonfires containing tyres. With images across Northern Ireland showing several bonfires with tyres in them, North Down MLA Mr Muir wrote to the Minister expressing concern over the lack of action relating […]
Environment Minister Edwin Poots needs to take action against those supplying and using tyres for bonfires, Alliance North Down MLA Andrew Muir has said. The Alliance MLA has recently received photographs showing a significant number of tyres at the site of a large bonfire in Kilcooley estate, Bangor. He said setting them alight would have […]
Alliance Councillor Rachael Ferguson has said she’s “extremely disappointed” at the events of the past few days, culminated in the PSNI investigating banners on a Bogside bonfire as a hate incident. Speaking after the incident on Thursday night, Rachael said the decision by those involved to include these emblems and banners could not be condoned, […]
The Alliance Party met with senior PSNI officers at Police Headquarters on Friday morning, outlining a range of concerns about the recent issues around bonfires and flags. The delegation included Councillor Michael Long, Councillor Michelle Kelly and Councillor Eric Hanvey as well as Deputy Leader Stephen Farry MLA and Policing Board member John Blair MLA. […]
The Alliance Party has backed Belfast City Council’s calls for the PSNI to take robust action against those who continue to be involved in aggravated trespass at the Avoniel Leisure Centre site, ensuring reports of intimidation and threats are properly investigated. The Party made the call as the Leisure Centre entered into another day of […]
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 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 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 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 […]