Alliance Deputy Leader, Naomi Long, has demanded that loyalist paramilitaries decommission in the wake of an explosives find in the Glencairn area of North Belfast. Naomi Long stated that she wants unionists to demand loyalist decommissioning with the same energy which they devote to calling for republican decommissioning. Naomi Long also reiterated fears regarding David […]
Alliance Economy spokesperson, Sean Neeson, has backed the UK and Irish government’s move to create a Single Electricity Market for the whole island of Ireland; however, he has voiced concerned about delays in its implementation. The system, announced by government today, will be tested from July to November 2007 and will be operational after that […]
Alliance Deputy Leader and East Belfast MLA Naomi Long has hit out at those involved in last night’s attack on a man on Connsbrook Avenue in East Belfast. The man is in a critical condition in hospital, and four men have been arrested in connection with the incident. Naomi Long said: “I strongly condemn those […]
Alliance Assembly Party Chief Whip Kieran McCarthy has said NI must get to grips with its stray dog problem, which shames our entire community. The Strangford MLA stated: “We must act immediately to end the ‘quiet shame’ of stray dogs in Northern Ireland. The greatly disproportionate number in NI compared to Great Britain is not […]
Former Belfast Mayor, Tom Ekin has condemned a robbery which took place on the Dublin Road in South Belfast, and the incident which followed it. At around 05.30 this morning, robbers who tried to take money from a cash-in-transit van hit the security guard with their vehicle as the escaped the area. The Alliance Party […]
Alliance Party Antrim Councillor, Alan Lawther, has demanded that government introduce a ‘plastic bag tax’ to help protect the environment. Cllr Lawther’s request comes as Tesco launches a scheme to reward customers that bring their own shopping bags. Alan Lawther said: “The government must introduce a levy on plastic bags, similar to the measure in […]
North Down Alliance Councillor Tony Hill has said the Alliance Party will oppose any hint of Unionist “majority rule” in new councils, and said that a 15-council model would be a much better way of ensuring power sharing and genuine local democracy. Cllr Hill, the party’s NI Local Government Association representative on the Local Government […]
Alliance North Antrim Representative, Jayne Dunlop, has welcomed the announcement that a new integrated primary school will open in Ballycastle, and has called for more integrated schools to be provided in the North Antrim area. Jayne Dunlop said: “I am glad that parents in Ballycastle have been successful in their campaign to create an integrated […]
Alliance Craigavon Representative, Sean Hagan, has slammed the perpetrators of a petrol bomb attack on the home of a pensioner on the Tandragee Road in Lurgan. The sectarian attack took place on the house in the early hours of Sunday morning. Sean Hagan said: “I condemn this despicable act. It is horrific that a pensioner’s […]
Alliance Party Regional Development spokesperson, Kieran McCarthy, supports today’s government announcement of the installation of a new high-tech speed camera system on the Newry to Belfast road. The camera system called Specs will use digital safety cameras in pairs to monitor drivers’ average speed between two points on the road. Mr McCarthy has however, stated […]