Alliance Party Sports Spokesperson Michael Long has led his party’s tributes to George Best, who passed away today aged 59, saying it would leave a ‘hole in our lives’. Cllr Long said of the Northern Ireland international: “Many people across Northern Ireland will feel a hole in their lives due to the passing of George […]
An Alliance Party delegation today met with the British and Irish Governments. The Alliance included: David Ford MLA, Eileen Bell MLA, and Naomi Long MLA. Speaking after the meeting, David Ford, Alliance Party Leader, said: “We had an extremely angry meeting with the two Governments this afternoon. I suspect that the only value of the […]
Alliance Party member Elena Aceves-Cully has publicly supported the Larne Line Passengers’ Group, established to press Translink for a quicker and more efficient train service. Mrs Aceves-Cully attended a public meeting with Translink officials to discuss the matter on 8th November in Belfast. She now believes that rail services on the Larne line will not […]
Alliance Party Leader David Ford has called for the urgent restoration of the Northern Ireland Assembly, as he dismissed the outcome of the Review of Public Administration as unworkable. He described the plans as an ill thought-out menu for repartition and a blatant tribal hand-out to Sinn Féin. Mr Ford stated: “This was supposed to […]
North Down Deputy Mayor Tony Hill has dismissed the outcome of the Review of Public Administration as an unworkable and ill thought-out menu for repartition. Representing the Alliance Party to NILGA on the issue, Cllr Hill stated: “This was supposed to be a well-thought out, strategic review of public administration for a generation. In fact, […]
East Antrim Alliance Assembly member Sean Neeson is calling on the Government to put in a bid for the purchase of the steamship Nomadic, built by Harland and Wolff to service the Titanic. Mr Neeson, the party’s enterprise spokesperson, said: “The ship is currently in the port of Cherbourg in France, and will be put […]
Alliance Leader David Ford today met members of the Finucane family to review the Government’s approach to the inquiry into the murder of Pat Finucane. “I have explained to members of the Finucane family that I have grave concerns over the way that the two Governments selected six cases of victims of the troubles at […]
Alliance Party Justice Spokesperson Stephen Farry has responded to the results of a study conducted by Professor Ian McAllister for ARK (the Northern Ireland Social and Political Archive) which indicates that 11.5% of the people of Northern Ireland see themselves as having no religion, by stating that this is only one indicator of those moving […]
Former Belfast Lord Mayor Tom Ekin has hit out over the failure of government to respond to the frustration of the Greater Village Regeneration Trust. The Alliance Councillor stated: “Once again an all-party group of democratically elected representatives has had to meet the Greater Village Regeneration Trust with little concrete to report. This is frustrating […]
Castlereagh Alliance Councillor Michael Long has expressed his relief at the announcement that the SEELB are to review their procedures on replacing crossing patrol staff and have agreed to retain temporary replacement staff at Braniel and Brooklands Primary Schools until a Board meeting to decide the matter scheduled for January. The decision was revealed to […]