NORTH Down alliance councillor Stephen Farry has condemned last night’s pipe bomb attack on a home in the Breezemount estate, Conlig. Councillor Farry said: “This was a cowardly attack that could easily have led to tragic consequences. People do not want these paramilitaries activities occurring in their neighbourhood. Anyone with information about those responsible should […]
ALLIANCE Assembly member Naomi Long (East Belfast) has said the Government must match its vocal support of promoting healthier, safer journeys to school with positive action and initiatives. Speaking after today’s Sustrans conference at the Odyssey complex in Belfast on safer routes to schools, Councillor Long said there were many simple things that could be […]
Alliance Party Justice Spokesperson, Stephen Farry, has responded to the decision of the Colombian Courts to clear three Republicans on charges of training the FARC in explosives but to convict on charges of travelling on false documentation. Stephen Farry stated: “Obviously, one must accept the verdict of the Colombian Courts with respect to the charges […]
ALLIANCE Assembly member and Equality Spokesperson Eileen Bell has said that the Prison Service’s decision to move immigration detainees to accommodation at Belfast Prison is a positive move. Mrs Bell said: “Maghaberry Prison is a completely inappropriate location for the detention of asylum seekers, and this decision to move detainees to Belfast Prison is a […]
Castlereagh Alliance Councillor Michael Long and East Belfast Alliance MLA Naomi Long today handed over a petition signed by over 100 local people to Translink chiefs demanding the reinstatement of the No. 85 Citybus service to Mount Merrion, which was axed at the end of February. Cllr Michael Long said: “Today’s meeting with Translink allowed […]
Alliance Party Leader, David Ford, has reacted to the publication of the Independent Monitoring Commission’s first report by stating that it has helped to shift the political debate onto the broader range of paramilitary activity. David Ford stated: “Alliance called for the formation of the IMC in order to shine a spotlight onto the dark […]
Alliance Party Leader, David Ford, reacting to the cancellation of the anticipated ‘proximity talks’ in Lancaster House later this month, has called for the Governments to focus on resolving the underlying difficulties between the parties in Belfast. David Ford said: “I wonder how much this decision is related to the pending conclusions by the IMC, […]
ALLIANCE Health Spokesman Kieran McCarthy MLA has said he is disgusted by a new government report that says that as many as half a million elderly elderly people are being abused. The Strangford Assembly member stated: “Abuse of older people is one of the hidden crimes in our society. Older people are amongst the most […]
Speaking ahead of the Independent Monitoring Commission’s first report into paramilitary activity in Northern Ireland, Alliance Assembly member Naomi Long (East Belfast) stated: “Alliance first proposed a form of independent observer as a way in which the activities of paramilitary groups could be publicly highlighted and not ignored by the Government any longer. “Paramilitary activity […]
Alliance Leader David Ford has condemned those responsible for intimidating a Catholic family from the Rathenraw estate in Antrim. He has called for greater action by public authorities against sectarian emblems and graffiti. David Ford said: “I utterly condemn those who intimidated Gemma Dollery and her four young children from her home. It is clear […]