Alliance Councillor Kate Nicholl has called for Belfast City Council to meet over July, and not take its normal summer break, a move she says is essential in this time of crisis. Kate made the formal request of the Chief Executive on Wednesday, and the issue will now be debated by the Group Party Leaders […]
Making it a crime to pay for sex makes sex workers unsafe, Alliance Councillor Kate Nicholl has said. Councillor Nicholl was speaking after academics carried out a three-year review of the impact of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation Act 2015, which was brought following a Private Member’s Bill by the DUP’s Lord Morrow. The report […]
Alliance Councillor Kate Nicholl has again called on Féile to limit the Wolfe Tones set list, following yet more inappropriate chanting. Kate said: “Each year Féile continues to grow in strength, attracting high numbers of festival goers keen to enjoy to wealth of inclusive events on offer. “Yet every year the good work by the […]
Alliance Councillor Kate Nicholl has said more must be done to support local writers, after yet another Belfast-based author claimed a sought after accolade. Following the announcement Jan Carson had won the EU Prize for Literature Ireland, Kate said it was important the Council did all it could to inspire other talented writers to follow […]
There is an urgent need to act on the recommendations of a major report into how serious sexual offence cases are dealt with, Alliance Councillor Kate Nicholl has said. Councillor Nicholl was speaking after Sir John Gillen’s report was delivered to the Department of Justice. It makes around 250 suggestions for changes, with 16 described […]
Councillor Kate Nicholl has urged shoppers across Northern Ireland to support local traders on Small Business Saturday today, December 1. The local Councillor – who has consistently worked to see Sunday trading advanced in the City Centre – said the performance of the small business sector is an integral part of the overall Northern Ireland […]
Alliance South Belfast representatives have welcomed news revealed today that Ulster Rugby is to introduce behaviour classes for all its players. The move follows a well-publicised rape trial earlier this year involving two players. Councillor Kate Nicholl said: “I welcome Ulster Rugby’s decision to work with Women’s Aid to address the issue of sexual consent, […]
Alliance Councillor Kate Nicholl is to bring a motion calling for Belfast City Council to play its part in tackling sexual harassment.Councillor Nicholl will bring the motion to tomorrow’s Council meeting in the wake of the PSNI’s No Grey Zone campaign, which is designed to educate people about sexual consent. “I have been vocal about […]
Alliance Councillor Kate Nicholl has congratulated Anna Burns on being named as this year’s recipient of the Man Booker Prize.The first author from Northern Ireland to receive the accolade, her novel Milkman is set in an unnamed city in Northern Ireland during the Troubles. Kate said: “Northern Ireland has produced world-famous poets, playwrights and novelists, […]
The Alliance Party has given the growing momentum around a People’s Vote on the outcome of the current Brexit negotiations a voice in Northern Ireland, after successfully securing support for the idea across both Belfast and Newry, Mourne and Down Councils. An Alliance-led initiative in City Hall, Councillor Kate Nicholl said she was especially glad […]