Alliance Councillor for Larne Gerardine Mulvenna has said a paint bomb attack on St MacNissi’s Catholic Church in the town is inexcusable. Councillor Mulvenna said: “It is totally inexcusable to attack a place of worship in this way. Everyone has the right to worship as they see fit without fear of intimidation or attack. “Whoever […]
Alliance Councillor on Mid and East Antrim Council, Patricia O’Lynn has said that limiting the number of motions that can be brought before Council to 2 per meeting stifles democracy. Councillor O’Lynn said: “I stood for election on the basis that I would fully represent every resident in the area. On a regular basis residents […]
Alliance Mid and East Antrim Borough Councillor Danny Donnelly has criticised other parties on the Council for failing to recognise the impact the current political impasse at Stormont is having on local health provision. Speaking at the Council meeting last night (Monday) Councillor Donnelly – Alliance’s East Antrim candidate for Westminster – said Councillors wanted […]
Alliance Ballymena Councillor Patricia O’Lynn has questioned the apparent urgency of some representatives on Mid and East Antrim Borough Council to change how some special events are funded. In November, Councillors approved funding for an Ulster-Scots event, yet on Monday night’s Council meeting, the TUV, backed by the DUP, sought to make a change when […]
Alliance Councillor on Mid and East Antrim Council, Patricia O’Lynn, has condemned those behind an attack on a man in Ballymena. Councillor O’Lynn said: “There can be no excuse or justification whatsoever for attacks of this type. The police are treating this as a sectarian hate crime, and it is important that it is condemned […]
Alliance Councillor Lauren Gray has said she is “disappointed” Mid and East Antrim Borough Council was unable to provide a full update on preparations ahead of a potential no-deal Brexit at Monday night’s meeting. While a full update has been scheduled for October, Lauren said she had asked for this to be brought forward to […]
Destination parks across Mid and East Antrim will soon offer accessible changing facilities for children with disabilities, thanks to Alliance Councillor Danny Donnelly. The Larne Lough representative secured the move at a recent Council meeting, amending a motion seeking play equipment for children with disabilities be put in place at locally-termed destination parks. Danny said: […]
Alliance has called for a public consultation into a controversial plan for underground gas storage caverns in East Antrim. The letter to the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, from Alliance MLAs John Blair and Stewart Dickson, outlines the party’s concerns about the proposals for Islandmagee, saying they could have ‘a disastrous effect’ on […]
All paramilitary imagery in public spaces across Mid and East Antrim needs to be removed, Alliance representatives have said. Alliance Councillor Robert Logan and representative Danny Donnelly, who will be standing for Alliance in the Larne Lough District Electoral Area in May’s local government election, said the removal of murals, flags and other paraphernalia would […]
Alliance’s Lauren Gray has pledged to turn Mid and East Antrim Borough into a dog friendly Council if elected as Councillor in May. Alliance activist Lauren, who has been selected as a candidate for the Carrick Castle District Electoral Area in May’s local government election, said the opt-in scheme would make premises across Mid and […]