ALLIANCE Assembly member Sean Neeson (East Antrim) has welcomed the increase in the sentence handed out to the killer of Whiteabbey woman Angela Snoddy in 2002. Mr Neeson, who supported the campaign by the family of the murdered woman for an increase in Conor Gerard Doyle’s sentence, stated: “This unforgivable murder was one of the […]
ALLIANCE Deputy Leader Eileen Bell MLA (North Down) has said those behind security alerts that disrupted rail services in her constituency today have nothing to offer but misery. Mrs Bell stated: “Once again, people have been unable to go about their business without facing the inconvenience and potential danger of security alerts on railways. “As […]
SPEAKING after it was revealed that the Housing Executive spent £45 million last year to rehouse families forced from their homes by intimidation, Alliance Spokesperson for Victims Eileen Bell MLA stated: “The cost of hatred is high, both in terms of the injury and emotional distress caused to victims, and in financial terms. I would […]
Speaking at the conclusion of today’s political talks at Stormont, Alliance Leader David Ford stated: “If there is to be progress, then parties have to learn the difference between defending the fundamental principles of the Agreement and recognising the need for reform. “Alliance is committed fully to the principles of the Agreement, but the Agreement […]
Northern Ireland political talks statement. Speaking this evening after meetings with the other parties and the British and Irish governments, Alliance Party Assembly member Cllr Naomi Long stated: “Alliance has been expanding upon its compromise proposals made yesterday in order to bridge the gap that is separating us from a return to devolved government. On […]
Speaking after a series of meetings with the British and Irish governments and political parties at the political talks to restore devolution in Northern Ireland, Alliance Party Leader, David Ford MLA, stated: “We have grave concerns that today’s paper from the two governments has the potential to set back much of the progress that was […]
ALLIANCE Party Spokesperson on Victims Eileen Bell MLA has said that some of the proceeds seized by the Assets Recovery Agency should be channelled into drug prevention programmes and schemes for victims of paramilitarism. On Monday, the ARA was granted a civil recovery order to allow it to seize over £1 million of assets from […]
ALLIANCE Councillor Sara Duncan has urged politicians to “get on with it” after a bedridden 80-year-old woman was attacked in her Glenville Court, Whiteabbey home over the weekend. Councillor Duncan stated: “How anyone with an ounce of humanity can attack the home of such an ill, elderly woman in such a horrific manner is impossible […]
Speaking from the Liberal Democrat Conference on the eve of the resumption of political negotiations at Stormont, Alliance Party Leader David Ford MLA has called upon all parties to make the necessary compromises in order to bridge the gaps identified at the Leeds Castle Talks. David Ford stated: “Compromise is not a dirty word. The […]
Speaking at the close of the Northern Ireland political talks in Leeds Castle today, Alliance Party Leader, David Ford, stated: “Leeds Castle has been far from a waste of time. Serious progress has been made over the past few days on a number of issues, but clearly not enough. “The Alliance Party approached these talks […]