East Belfast Alliance MLA Cllr Naomi Long has expressed her disgust at the gang of thugs who terrorised a deaf and blind 91-year-old woman in her east Belfast home. Three men kicked their way into the woman’s Melrose Avenue house last Thursday evening and ransacked the house before fleeing with her purse. The woman was […]
ALLIANCE Health Spokesperson Kieran McCarthy MLA (Strangford) has said he supports an outright ban on smoking in enclosed public spaces and all workplaces. Alderman McCarthy was speaking after an event in Parliament Buildings, Stormont, today, held by the Ulster Cancer Foundation to raise awareness of the dangers of passive smoking. Ald. McCarthy said afterwards: “I […]
ALLIANCE Social Development Spokesperson, Eileen Bell MLA (North Down), has expressed concern at the widening housing gap in Northern Ireland that is pricing first-time buyers out of the market. Mrs Bell, also Alliance Deputy Leader, said: “This is a tough time for young people wanting to buy their first homes. The growth in prosperity in […]
East Belfast Alliance MLA Naomi Long has expressed her continuing support for the campaign by the family of Short Strand murder victim, Robert McCartney, after attending a rally in the Short Strand this afternoon. As Assembly Member for the area, she called for justice for the McCartney family and urged anyone with information to follow […]
Speaking after it was revealed that the Maze Consultation Panel had recommended that a major sports stadium, national arts centre and centre for conflict transformation be developed on the former prison site, Alliance Assembly member for the area (Lagan Valley) stated: “This is a golden letter day for Lisburn, the jewel in the crown of […]
Alliance MLA Seamus Close has challenged SDLP Leader, Mark Durkan, to come out from behind his empty rhetoric and answer a number of questions over what role his party is prepared to play in efforts to restore devolution. Seamus Close stated: “It is time that Mark Durkan came out from behind his empty rhetoric, and […]
Alliance Party Leader, David Ford, has paid tribute to the work of the outgoing head of the NI Human Rights Commission, and endorsed and extended much of his criticisms of the British Government. David Ford stated: “It is important to recognise the positive contribution and leadership that Brice Dickson, and a number of other members […]
ALLIANCE has welcomed in principle the new powers that have been granted to the Parades Commission. Alliance Leader David Ford said: “After the massive problems in Ardoyne last year, Alliance lobbied the Government to produce legislation that will allow the Parades Commission to have greater control over parade followers and protesters. “While the detail has […]
Speaking after the launch of the ‘Mind the Gap’ project by the Northern Ireland Anti Poverty Network and Community Workers Co-operative today in Derry city, Alliance’s Westminster candidate for East Londonderry and senior social worker, Yvonne Boyle, stated: “I welcome this partnership approach to addressing poverty in border areas, and it is important that this […]
SOUTH Antrim Assembly member David Ford has said Crumlin residents will be concerned by news that tests completed at a planned asbestos dump site at Crosshill Quarry have confirmed the presence of asbestos. A letter from Environment Minister Angela Smith MP stated that “Analysis confirmed the presence of asbestos in 2 of the 5 samples […]