Speaking from St Andrews, Alliance Party Chief Whip Kieran McCarthy has demanded that a devolution deal be done in order to boost the economy and benefit people in Northern Ireland. He stated that people and businesses in Northern Ireland endured extremely difficult times during the troubles and deserve to reap the rewards of a new […]
Alliance Party Leader, David Ford, has stated that Sinn Fein must sign up to policing to ensure that any settlement will provide a stable Assembly in the long term. David Ford also stated that it is essential that all parties fully support the police and play a full role in the policing structures in Northern […]
Alliance Party Leader, David Ford, has demanded that the Assembly’s sectarian designation system be scrapped in order to smash the Berlin Wall of segregation which exists in Northern Ireland. He stated that if devolution is to return on a stable long-term basis, any deal must scrap the Assembly’s designation system. David Ford stated: “The implementation […]
Addressing the Prime Minister, Taoiseach and all parties at St Andrews, Alliance Leader David Ford, has called for progress to build solid and permanent devolution. He stated that any devolution deal must ensure that power is shared, not divided. David Ford said: “Alliance wants to see devolution, but we are not here to paper over […]
Alliance Party Leader David Ford has reacted to positive comments from NIO Political Development Minister David Hanson about his call for a Commission to address how to deal with the legacy of the past by calling for swift action to implement the plan, and an end to the politicization of the victims issue. Speaking from […]
Alliance Party Vice Chair Michael Long has said the lenient sentence given to a man who threatened a doctor with a knife at the Ulster Hospital. A Greyabbey man received only a one month probation for the offence. The Castlereagh Councillor stated: “Led by my party colleague Kieran McCarthy, my party has long campaigned on […]
The Alliance Party has responded to the resignation of Coleraine DUP Councillor Dessie Stewart for electoral fraud by demanding the co-option of Barney Fitzpatrick to Coleraine Council, as he had finished runner-up to the final DUP candidate by a handful of votes. Party Leader David Ford stated: “Now that Mr Stewart has done the decent […]
The Alliance Party today hosted a roundtable discussion on promoting sharing in education, involving representatives of the local education sector, and featuring former US Education Secretary Richard Riley. Secretary Riley served both terms of the Clinton Administration. Previously he had served two terms as Democratic Governor of South Carolina, and has direct experience of integrating […]
Alliance Leader David Ford has demanded progress in St Andrews and has told the tribal parties not to let the people of Northern Ireland down again. His comments come before the start of the talks at St Andrews tomorrow to break the current political deadlock. David Ford said: “We are not going to let the […]
East Antrim Alliance MLA Sean Neeson and Newtownabbey Mayor Lynn Frazer have backed a scheme to combat racism in the Newtownabbey area and expressed shock at the lack of people brought to justice on race hate crimes. The scheme was launched today and will be run by local police, the local district policing partnership and […]