Alliance MLA Stewart Dickson has condemned an attack on an Orange Hall in Ballymena.The premises in the Duneaney Road area of Glarryford suffered minor damage to its front door after a petrol bomb was thrown at it. The device was discovered around 7.45pm yesterday (Monday). The police have confirmed they are treating the incident as […]
Alliance MLA John Blair has condemned those behind an attack on Sinn Féin offices in West Belfast. The outside of the building at Connolly House was damaged by the arson, with paint also thrown at the front of the building. “Any attack on elected representatives or their offices is a direct attack on democracy and […]
Alliance Councillor Nuala McAllister has condemned the display of IRA flags and chanting at a Wolfe Tones concert that brought an end of this year’s West Belfast Féile. This year’s event put a focus on inclusion, with organisers taking events to all parts of West Belfast and welcoming input from all political and cultural backgrounds. […]
Alliance Deputy Leader Stephen Farry MLA has criticised those responsible for mocking victims and survivors via an anti-internment bonfire in Newry. Dr Farry said the decision to mock the murder of Willie Frazer’s Dad was completely reprehensible and should be halted immediately. He added: “A hate-filled move designed to promote division among communities, this is […]
Alliance North Antrim representative Patricia O’Lynn has condemned an attack on an Orange hall in Rasharkin. The building, on Main Street in the town, was daubed with graffiti such as ‘IRA’, between 9pm and 11pm on Saturday (July 28). The hall has been targeted in the past. “This was nothing more than mindless sectarian vandalism […]
Alliance East Antrim MLA Stewart Dickson has hit out at those behind an aggravated assault in Carrickfergus. A masked gang forced their way into a house in Whinfield Walk in the town around 10pm yesterday (Sunday). They then assaulted a 19-year-old male with bats and a hammer. The victim sustained a number of serious injuries […]
Alliance North Belfast Councillor Nuala McAllister has hit out at those behind a hoax device which forced the closure of a road in the area.The Whitewell Road has now reopened following the security alert, which police say was caused by a hoax device. Residents had been forced to leave their homes during the incident. “I […]
Alliance Leader Naomi Long has condemned those behind an arson attack on St Vincent’s school in Willowfield Drive in the south east of the city. Police are treating the attack as a sectarian hate crime and are appealing for information in relation to 15 masked youths who are believed to be linked to the incident. […]
The Alliance Party Leader, Naomi Long MLA, has condemned attacks on the homes of Gerry Adams and Bobby Storey in West Belfast. Naomi Long said: “This week we have seen those who remain wedded to violence bring chaos and fear onto our streets, in scenes which we had all hoped we would never witness again. […]
Alliance Leader Naomi Long MLA has said people need to stand together after shots were fired at police during more trouble in Derry-Londonderry. Ms Long was speaking after at least six shots were fired in the Bogside area during another night of trouble. Petrol bombs and paint bombs were also thrown into the Fountain estate, […]