North Down Alliance Association has selected local Councillor, Stephen Farry, to be the party’s candidate for the next Assembly Election, currently scheduled for 7 March 2007. Speaking after his selection, Dr Farry stated: “I am honoured to have been selected to represent Alliance in next year’s election. Alliance has a long and proud record of […]
Alliance Party Chief Whip Kieran McCarthy MLA has welcomed the end of the “nonsense of automatic 50% remission”, and said it was a shame it took such a long time and such a tough campaign to end it. The Strangford MLA stated: “It is bewildering that it took so long in Northern Ireland to introduce […]
Alliance Party President Geraldine Rice has paid tribute to former party colleague on Castlereagh Council, Patrick Mitchell, who passed away on Saturday. Cllr Rice stated: “Patrick’s sudden passing has deprived us of a colleague and, most of all, a friend. “Patrick was a remarkable and brilliant Councillor back in the bad old days of Castlereagh […]
Alliance Party Deputy Leader Naomi Long has challenged the four parties in the Programme for Government Committee to turn down money offered by Government for special advisers, after an SDLP MLA admitted the money was not needed. Naomi Long stated: “Now that one of the parties has accepted the money is not required, will all […]
Alliance Party Deputy Leader Naomi Long has accused the Government of spending money to influence the forthcoming election in favour of the problem parties. Her comments come after it was revealed hundreds of thousands of pounds of public money would be spent on “Special Advisers” for the four sectarian parties. Naomi Long stated: “At a […]
Alliance Party Sports Spokesperson Michael Long has said riots following Saturday’s CIS Cup Final match illustrate the difficulty with ongoing inaction by Government to tackle football violence. The Castlereagh Councillor stated: “These events show the culture of violence which exists among a minority of so-called football supporters. “It remains unreasonable to expect football authorities to […]
Alliance Party Castlereagh Councillor Michael Long has led the tributes to his predecessor Patrick Mitchell, who passed away at the weekend. Councillor Long, the party’s Vice Chair, stated: “Patrick was a man of great courage who readily took on the challenge of resisting the Unionist majority in Castlereagh. He stood up for what he believed […]
Alliance Party Leader, David Ford, has said the Report of the Independent Strategic Review of Education (Bain Review) represents a significant step in the right direction in promoting greater integration in schooling and called on other parties to meet the challenges posed to segregated education. David Ford stated: “The Bain Review provides a clear challenge […]
Alliance Party Leader David Ford has slammed the parties in the Programme for Government committee for wasting time “whining for the cameras” rather than getting on with the work required for stable devolved government. Speaking in the Assembly, David Ford stated: “It is easy for anyone to take cheap shots at the Secretary of State. […]
Alliance Skerries by election candidate, Barney Fitzpatrick has backed the campaign to keep two fire engines to serve Portstewart. He signed the petition in Portstewart today. Barney Fitzpatrick stated: “I strongly support the campaign to keep two fire engines in Portstewart. “With all the new developments within the town, it is essential that there are […]