Alliance Larne Lough Councillor Danny Donnelly has condemned those behind security alerts at local schools. Threatening letters were received by Larne High School today (Monday), stating two devices had been left in the vicinity of the school, as well as Inver Primary School. Police searched the locations but have stated they believe the reports to […]
Alliance Councillor Billy Webb has condemned those behind a security alert in Newtownabbey. A viable device was made safe after being found in the Felden development off the Mill Road. Residents were evacuated to the Valley Leisure Centre during the incident yesterday (Saturday). “This sort of incident is carried out by people who represent absolutely […]
Alliance Councillor for North Belfast Nuala McAllister has said whoever shot a man in Ardoyne speaks for no one in the community. Councillor McAllister said: “This shooting is totally unacceptable. To carry out the attack in a house where a woman and four children lived is despicable and must be condemned in the strongest possible […]
Alliance Councillor for Ballymena, Patricia O’Lynn, has condemned those behind an unprovoked attack on a man in Ballymena on Saturday night. Councillor O’Lynn said: “Whoever was behind this attack must be condemned without reservation. Police are treating this as a racist attack and investigating it as a hate crime. Ballymena is a welcoming town and […]
Those who threw a petrol bomb at a house in Dungannon containing a young child and baby were guilty of an “abhorrent” act, Alliance’s Matthew Beaumont has said. The party’s Fermanagh and South Tyrone representative was speaking following the incident at the house in the Killymaddy Hill area. Police received a report of two people […]
Alliance Alderman Yvonne Boyle has said whoever was behind a shooting in the Loughanhill Park area of Coleraine on Sunday night needs to be put before the courts. Alderman Boyle said: “We are long past the time when guns should have been taken taken off our streets. It is unbelievable that gun carrying masked men […]
Alliance Deputy Leader Stephen Farry MP has thanked the PSNI after a potential bomb attack on January 31 was foiled. Police discovered the device attached to a lorry in an industrial estate in Lurgan. The PSNI have since stated they believe it was due to explode on a ferry to Scotland as the UK […]
Alliance Lurgan Councillor Peter Lavery has said an explosive device left in the town could have killed. Councillor Lavery was speaking after the discovery of the device in the Silverwood Industrial Estate last night (Tuesday). The area was evacuated while the device was disarmed. Police have said they believe dissident republicans were responsible. “It is […]
Alliance Councillor for Bangor Central Karen Douglas called for anyone with information about the death of a 17 year old man in Bangor to contact the police. Councillor Douglas said: “The death of this young man in Market Street is devastating for his family and friends and I would offer them my deepest sympathies. […]
Alliance Councillor Karen Douglas has expressed shock at the discovery of a man’s body in Rathgill, Bangor. Councillor Douglas said: “The discovery of a man’s body in a garden in Rathgill has been a great shock to the local community. Investigations into the cause of his tragic death are ongoing and I would ask anyone […]