Those behind the shooting of a man in East Belfast do not represent the community there, Alliance Councillor Sharon Lowry has said. Councillor Lowry was speaking after a man was shot in both his legs in the Enler Park Central area of Dundonald yesterday (Monday). The 37-year-old was taken to hospital for treatment. “My thoughts […]
East Belfast Alliance Councillor Ross McMullan has welcomed the launch of the ‘We The 15’ campaign which has launched ahead of the Paralympic Games. The campaign – led by the International Paralympic Committee and International Disability Alliance – aims to be the ‘biggest human rights movement’ in history, transforming the lives of the 1.2 billion […]
Alliance Councillors Michael Long and Eric Hanvey have said they are disgusted after reports of a loyalist paramilitary threat which forced a Catholic mother and her three children to leave the Cregagh estate. The media reports state the woman, originally from West Belfast, was told the UVF and UDA had put her entire family under […]
Alliance Councillor Michelle Kelly has said we all must do more to combat racism in society, after a mural dedicated to Maya Angelou was defaced in East Belfast. Speaking after the discovery, Michelle said: “This mural was about creating hope and inspiring all those who saw it, yet the actions of a minority has brought […]
East Belfast Alliance MLA Chris Lyttle has welcomed news Harding Memorial Primary School is the latest school to move towards integrated status. An overwhelming 87 percent of parents voted in favour of the move in June 2019, with the Education Minister ratifying the proposal. Chris Lyttle MLA said: “It’s fantastic to see a local school […]
Alliance Councillor Sian Mulholland has welcomed news that Naíscoil na Seolta, the first Irish language nursery school to be based in East Belfast, has been given the go ahead to be situated in the grounds of Braniel Primary School. Cllr Mulholland has paid tribute to all those involved in the driving the opportunity forward, as […]
There is an obligation on everyone to do all they can to make Belfast a safer and fairer place for women and girls, Alliance Councillor Sian Mulholland has said. The East Belfast Councillor was speaking ahead of bringing a motion to Thursday’s Belfast City Council meeting, relating to what she described as “the societal scourge […]
Alliance Titanic Councillor Michelle Kelly has condemned those responsible for a stabbing that took place in East Belfast. Police received a report at around 12:15am that “the victim was set upon by three males, stabbed several times in the back and beaten around the head in an alleyway in the vicinity of Clandeboye Street […]
Alliance has selected Máire Hendron as its new East Belfast MLA. Máire, a founder member of the party, will take over from Naomi Long when the latter takes up her role as MEP in the new European Parliament at the start of July. A former East Belfast Councillor, Máire said she was excited to get […]
Alliance Councillor Ross McMullan has described the discovery of a viable bomb found under a police officer’s car in East Belfast as “shocking and disturbing”. The officer had been at Shandon Golf Club when he noticed something unusual on returning to his vehicle. Ross added: “In 2019 this kind of headline is unacceptable and must […]