Alliance Assembly Member, Sean Neeson, who represents Northern Ireland on the UK National Historic Ships Committee, has welcomed the decision by the Government to purchase the Nomadic. Mr Neeson, MLA for East Antrim, said: “The decision today will be welcomed by the many people, including myself, who lobbied for the ship to be returned to […]
Any flag flapping in tatters is no way to show respect. Yet that’s what we have throughout South Belfast. Every year, paramilitary and national flags are unfurled for the summer parading season. There are still some flags tied up to lampposts, in the middle of winter, torn and tattered by the wind and the elements. […]
Alliance Deputy Leader Eileen Bell has said she accepts the police is doing all it can to counter attacks against elderly people in their own homes. After forming part of the Alliance Party delegation that met Chief Constable Sir Hugh Orde this afternoon, the North Down MLA stated: “A priority at the meeting was the […]
Alliance Deputy Leader and Victims’ Spokesperson Eileen Bell has said that the challenge by a widow to the appointment of Bertha McDougall as Victims’ Commissioner was inevitable, and shows how valueless a political process based on sectarian hand-outs is. The North Down MLA stated: “We in Alliance are clear that we want the Victims’ Commissioner […]
Alliance Leader David Ford and Deputy Leader Eileen Bell led a party delegation to meet the Chief Constable Sir Hugh Orde and Assistance Chief Constable Sam Kincaid today, focusing on the police’s assessment of paramilitary activity. After the meeting, David Ford stated: “All the evidence points to ongoing paramilitary activity, with involvement on all sides […]
The Alliance Party has begun discussions with other Assembly parties today, seeking out a way forward on restoring the devolved institutions. Speaking after an Alliance delegation met Sinn Féin and after he led an Alliance delegation to meet the Ulster Unionists, David Ford stated: “We are making it clear to other parties that in our […]
East Belfast Assembly member Naomi Long has slammed those behind an arson attack on a gas pipe which threatened premises nearby. The leader of the Alliance group on Belfast City Council stated: “There are simply no excuses for people who threaten lives and properly in this way. “This attack represented the height of irresponsibility. We […]
Alliance Assembly Member Sean Neeson, Northern Ireland’s representative on the UK Historic Ships Committee, has expressed disgust that the Government has no policy on maritime heritage and has not even resolved which agency has responsibility for it. Alderman Neeson stated: “The present dilemma over the purchase of the SS Nomadic has persisted because of the […]
Antrim Alliance Councillor Alan Lawther has said local ratepayers are rightly incensed that they will receive a minimum 10% rate increase before the local services receive an extra penny. He said it should be clarified that Central Government, not local councils, is imposing the hikes. Cllr Lawther stated: “A 10% rise in rates is needed […]
Young Alliance East Antrim representative Pete Milner has slammed the schoolboy behaviour displayed by two Councillors who resorted to violence during a Council debate in Larne. The punch up occurred within full view of other Councillors during discussions over the possibility of closing local hospital. Pete Milner stated: “I know my party colleague John Mathews […]