Newtownabbey Alliance Councillor, Tom Campbell has hit out at loyalists after one of the main suspects in the murder of Thomas Devlin fled their home following UVF threats. A newspaper today reported these threats, and Tom Campbell has called on the UVF to disband cease all activity immediately. Cllr Campbell also issued a fresh appeal […]
Alliance Party Justice Spokesperson, Stephen Farry, has welcomed the confirmation of further developments on security normalisation set out in the latest report, and while noting the progress made with respect to the IRA, has reiterated that IRA disbandment must remain the ultimate goal. Stephen Farry stated: “Alliance welcomes the conclusion that Government commitments to security […]
Alliance Health Spokesperson, Kieran McCarthy, today led a cross-party delegation to meet with Minister Paul Goggins to call for the implementation of the main findings of the Bamford Review on mental health and learning disability. During the meeting, the strategy to combat the problem of suicide in Northern Ireland was discussed, as well as the […]
Castlereagh Alliance Councillor, Sara Duncan, has demanded that the government must do all in their power to help first time buyers get a foothold on the property ladder. Her comments come after Minister David Hanson announced an initiative to find ways of making housing more affordable for people on low incomes. Cllr Sara Duncan, said: […]
Alliance Councillor for Antrim Line Tom Campbell has welcomed the lack of trouble at this weekend’s Cemetery Sunday service at Carnmoney cemetery. Cllr Campbell, who was present at the cemetery with Alliance Party colleagues Newtownabbey Mayor Alderman Lynn Frazer and Alliance Leader and local MLA, David Ford, said that he was relieved that protests of […]
Alliance Spokesperson, Cllr Tom Campbell, has expressed his disgust at suggestions that that the Government is to pay millions of taxpayers’ money in exchange for ceasefires from loyalist paramilitary organizations. He expressed the view that if recent media reports are true, the Government will have done an immoral deal with terrorists. The Newtownabbey Councillor said: […]
Alliance Spokesperson, Cllr Anne Wilson,has stated that a government scheme to promote the installation of green energy systems in homes will fail unless the application process is simplified. Her comments come after it was announced that only one third of all applicant has been successful since the scheme started a month ago. To date only […]
Former Belfast Lord Mayor Tom Ekin has challenged Unionists and Nationalists to clarify precisely what they would do to avoid severe rates increases for householders here. He said that the failure of the parties who formed the last devolved Executive to come up with an alternative plan to rates and water charges was the reason […]
Eight beaches around Northern Ireland were awarded Blue Flag Status in 2006 and the same number received that accolade in 2005. The number of beaches in Northern Ireland which were given this internationally-recognised status is extremely low and indicates the level of sewage and pollution around some areas of the coastline. Worse still, it was […]
Alliance Party Leader David Ford has written to Sir Reg Empey saying he will meet him and other party representatives to challenge the Government’s new rates system – but only if they are prepared to reverse the decision they made in the Assembly and instead back fundamental change towards a fairer system. David Ford stated: […]