Alliance North Belfast representative Marjorie Hawkins has expressed her disgust at an attack on a policewoman in Belfast. The attack occurred on the Ligoniel Road shortly before 9pm, when she was hit by a brick thrown from behind Ligoniel Youth Club. Ms Hawkins stated: “This is a truly barbaric attack, and my immediate thoughts are […]
Alliance Sports Spokesperson Michael Long said that news the GAA would use the Maze Stadium had the potential to be a giant step forward for sport in Northern Ireland, adding that it has huge tourist potential for events marking the Titanic and the Olympics in 2012. He was responding to comments by Tony Whitehead from […]
Alliance Party Representative of South Belfast, Allan Leonard, has secured an Easibus pickup for those living in the Donegall Pass area, following a successful meeting with the Manager responsible for Belfast Easibus services, Roy Sloan. Upon learning of the redirection of the Easibus service EB6, which removed any pickup in the Donegall Pass area, Mr […]
Alliance has called for further child protection legislation to include the Church after revelations of sexual abuse in a Wexford diocese, and said that the whole issue raises challenges to be dealt with on an all-island basis. Alliance Party President Philip McGarry stated: “It is quite clear that we need an immediate review of child […]
Alliance North Down Councillor David Alderdice has said plans to more than double regional rates in Northern Ireland are yet another ‘segregation tax’. The Party’s Enterprise spokesman stated: “People are being asked to pay extra charges and taxes that will make a real difference on their standard of living — and they are entitled to […]
Alliance Finance Spokesperson Seamus Close has said that plans for a regional rate hike in Northern Ireland are grossly unfair. Speaking on the Stephen Nolan show, the Lagan Valley MLA stated: “In this last year, we have seen gross mismanagement of public accounts, amounting to an underspend of hundreds of millions of pounds — so […]
Alliance Assembly Member, Sean Neeson, has appealed to moderate political parties in Northern Ireland to regroup in strength, ahead of possible political negotiations next year. Sean Neeson, MLA for East Antrim, said: “It is already clear that the Government has embarked on a process of appeasing the political extremes in order to get a deal […]
Following the publication of the Biomass Task Force Report, Alliance has called for much more to be done to promote and use biomass in Northern Ireland. Alliance Leader David Ford, who was a member of both the Agriculture and Environment committees in the Assembly, said: “It is clear that biomass had a major role to […]
Antrim Alliance Councillor Alan Lawther has written to Education Minister Angela Smith and Deputy Chief Constable Paul Leighton calling on both to improve Government efficiency. The call comes after both spoke at a recent conference, presenting ideas on ‘joined-up Government’. The Antrim South East representatives stated: “We hear a lot about this term ‘joined-up Government’, […]
Alliance Deputy Leader Eileen Bell has slammed the Government for appointing a Victims’ Commissioner as a political hand-out, rather than after due consultation with victims’ groups themselves. Speaking after hearing the Victims’ Commissioner would be appointed by the Secretary of State on Monday, she stated that the new Commission would now be undermined by a […]