ALLIANCE Assembly member for East Belfast Councillor Naomi Long has welcomed the removal of 50 LVF flags from Knocknagoney and Garnerville this afternoon. Cllr Long, who is also chair of the East Belfast District Policing Partnership sub-group, said: “I welcome the action taken by the PSNI to remove these flags. They were put up not […]
Following the conviction of a DUP councillor and DPP member for harassing a colleague over his sexuality, Newtownabbey councillor Lynn Frazer said: “Homophobic behaviour is juvenile, wrong and never acceptable, no matter what the circumstances. To some it may seem like a joke, but to the victim it is a very serious matter. To cause […]
SOUTH Antrim Alliance Assembly member David Ford has said moves to change the law in Northern Ireland to make members of pension schemes preferential creditors when a company is wound up would be very welcome. Mr Ford was speaking after new Enterprise Minister Barry Gardiner’s first meeting with MLAs to discuss their concerns over pensions […]
ALLIANCE Equality Spokesperson Eileen Bell MLA has welcomed moves by the Housing Executive to promote integrated housing in Northern Ireland today. Mrs Bell, Alliance Party Deputy Leader, stated: “Greater provision of integrated housing is of vital importance to building a shared future in Northern Ireland, and Alliance has always argued that there should be more […]
East Antrim Alliance member Sean Neeson has welcomed the recent report on the future of the railway network in Northern Ireland. Mr Neeson said: “The new report is very positive about the future of the development of railways in Northern Ireland. While the future of the Larne line is still not guaranteed, at least it […]
ALLIANCE Deputy Leader Eileen Bell MLA (North Down) has welcomed new legal protection that will remove discrimination against children with disabilities in schools and colleges. Mrs Bell said: “I very much welcome this positive move, which, while late, will ensure that many disabled children will now be educated in mainstream schools. I believe that this […]
Pledging her support for the “It’s Nicer to Neuter Campaign” run by charity Dogs Trust is East Belfast Alliance MLA, Cllr Naomi Long, pictured at Stormont with Ronnie Milsop, Dogs Trust NI Campaigns Manager and Caymen a neutered Doberman. The It’s Nicer to Neuter campaign aims to improve the huge stray dog problem in NI […]
Responding to the news that Plans for a £53m marina development on the shores of Strangford Lough have been turned down by NIO Minister Angela Smyth, Assembly member for Strangford, Alderman Kieran McCarthy stated: “This is hugely disappointing news for Strangford. After the loss of so many jobs in the constituency recently, people were very […]
ALLIANCE Victims Spokesperson Eileen Bell has said that the Government needs to tread carefully if it intends to initiate any form of truth recovery process in Northern Ireland. Mrs Bell was speaking after the Prime Minister suggested that there “needs to be some way of trying to both allow people to express their grief, their […]
Alliance Party Leader, David Ford, reacting to the Government’s response to the Cory Report by stressing the need to remember the needs of all the victims of violence, is calling upon the Government to urgently develop their plans for a wider process dealing with the issues of truth, reconciliation and justice. David Ford said: “Our […]