Alliance Councillor Stephen Donnelly has said a shooting at a house in Castlederg was “an outrageous attack”. The Omagh Councillor was speaking after the incident in the Millbrook Gardens area on Friday (June 7) around 11.20pm. Police believe a shotgun was used to shoot at a window of a property. A female was inside the […]
Alliance Leader Naomi Long MLA has pledged her party will continue to engage with the people of Omagh on a range of issues, following a number of meetings in the area.Mrs Long was speaking after leading an Alliance delegation, including recently selected Omagh candidate for next May’s Council election Stephen Donnelly, along with party MLAs […]
Alliance West Tyrone representative Stephen Donnelly has expressed his shock after a woman was attacked with a cordless drill in Strabane. The 38-year-old is currently in critical condition with a head injury after being assaulted in the Railway Street area around 2am. A 17-year-old male is in custody following the incident. Police have said they […]
Alliance West Tyrone candidate Stephen Donnelly has spoken of his delight after achieving the Party’s best ever vote share in the area. The local activist said the people of West Tyrone had responded positively to Alliance’s message of progressive politics, after the party picked up its best percentage vote share in West Tyrone despite a […]
Today’s election is an opportunity for the people of West Tyrone to send a message to the two biggest parties by voting for Alliance, Stephen Donnelly has said. The Alliance man said as the only positive, progressive, pro-European candidate in the race, he was the only one who can represent everyone in the constituency. “Some […]
Alliance West Tyrone Westminster candidate Stephen Donnelly has condemned those behind a bomb which was found following searches in Strabane. Three men were arrested following homes being evacuated in the Drumrallagh area of the town. Police discovered a viable explosive device, which was made safe and the alert ended around 5pm. Police said the searches […]
Victims and survivors of the Troubles deserve justice and shouldn’t have to wait any longer to receive it, Alliance West Tyrone Westminster candidate Stephen Donnelly has said. Mr Donnelly said the consultation into the Stormont House Agreement legacy mechanisms should proceed immediately, as they offered the best opportunity for the issues to be resolved, adding […]
Alliance West Tyrone Westminster candidate Stephen Donnelly has hit out at the Brexit Secretary after he made only a flying visit to the Irish border. David Davis MP visited the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic earlier today, to meet stakeholders. However, media have since complained they were unaware of the visit until after […]
Votes for 16 and 17-year-olds should be extended to Northern Ireland, Alliance West Tyrone Westminster candidate Stephen Donnelly has said. Mr Donnelly said local elections could follow the example of Scotland, which lowered its voting age to 16 for the independence referendum and local government elections in 2014, or Wales, which recently said the change […]
A second referendum should be held on the terms of the UK’s exit from the EU, Alliance West Tyrone Westminster candidate Stephen Donnelly has said. Mr Donnelly said a year out from Brexit, the best way through the process was for the UK to remain within a customs union with the EU and Northern Ireland […]