Alliance Lurgan Councillor Peter Lavery has said an attack on the town’s war memorial is a sickening incident. Wooden crosses were pulled out of the ground at the Cenotaph, with poppy wreaths ripped off the monument and Sinn Féin election posters dumped at the spot. “It is absolutely sickening anyone would carry out this utterly […]
Alliance Foyle Westminster candidate Rachael Ferguson has condemned those behind threatening graffiti against prison officers which has appeared in Derry-Londonderry. The names of a number of prison officers were daubed on the wall of a community centre in Central Drive in the city alongside the threats. The graffiti is signed IRA. “This is a shocking […]
Alliance Westminster candidate Jackie Coade has said whoever was responsible for the explosive device found in Newry were playing with the lives of local people. Jackie Coade said: “Whoever left these components for an explosive device in Violet Hill Avenue were playing with the lives of local people. It is frightening to think that […]
Alliance North Belfast Councillor Nuala McAllister has said racism has no place in our society, after paint bombs were thrown at a house in a racially-motivated attack. The property in Fernagh Avenue in Newtownabbey was attacked in the early hours of Sunday. One smashed the front window. Four adults and a child were inside at […]
Alliance North Down General Election candidate Stephen Farry has hit out at those behind leaflets linking the party with the IRA. Dr Farry said the leaflets, which have appeared in a number of locations in Bangor, was the latest stage in a ‘fake news’ campaign against both Alliance and other parties’ candidates in the election […]
Alliance Fermanagh representative Matthew Beaumont has said whoever carried out an attack in Lisnaskea needs to be caught quickly. Matthew Beaumont said: “This attack in Lisnaskea, carried out by men carrying machetes, is to be condemned in the strongest possible terms. Whoever was responsible for this horrific attack must be caught quickly and face justice. […]
Alliance Strangford MLA Kellie Armstrong has said ongoing anti-social behaviour in Portaferry has “sunk to a new low” after a deliberate fire was lit at the Exploris aquarium in the town. The fire, which is being treated as suspicious by authorities, was set at the gates of the building just after 7pm yesterday (Saturday). Ms […]
Alliance Councillor Karen Douglas has expressed her shock following the murder of a man in Bangor. Councillor Douglas said: “There is a real sense of shock after the murder of this man in Enterprise Court. He was well known and liked in this small residential area and neighbours just cannot believe this has happened. I […]
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 […]
“Hyperbolic rhetoric” from Sinn Féin MEP Martina Anderson will do nothing but divide our society further, Alliance MLA John Blair has said. Mr Blair was speaking after Ms Anderson’s speech at a hunger strike commemoration rally in Strabane, in which she said the UK Government’s “days were numbered in Ireland,” “you will not be closing […]