Alliance Party General Secretary, Stephen Farry, has welcomed the publication by the Electoral Commission of their Review of the Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland) Act 2002. Dr Farry stated: “It is right that the Electoral Fraud legislation is reviewed after the first major election in which it was operated. “We must not forget the reasons for […]
ALLIANCE Councillor Geraldine Rice has warned women in South Belfast to take extra care after a woman suffered a head injury during a mugging in Carryduff. She fell to the ground in Meadowvale Park close to the Carryduff Shopping Centre during a struggle with a man who demanded her handbag. The man took the bag […]
East Belfast Alliance Assembly member Naomi Long has condemned the shooting of a 19-year-old man who was attacked at Larkfield Manor in the Strandtown area on Tuesday evening. The victim was shot in the legs and treated in hospital. Cllr Long said: “I utterly condemn this brutal assault on this young man. I would urge […]
NEW Alliance MLA Naomi Long has thanked the people of East Belfast for making her their first ever female representative for the whole constituency, and her party the one with the highest percentage of female MLAs. Mrs Long said: “I would like to thank everyone who entrusted me to represent them. I pledge to work […]
NEWLY-ELECTED Alliance Party Assembly member Naomi Long has welcomed Roads Service’s decision to put parts of East Belfast back on their gritting schedule, although she has criticised the Service for not going further. Councillor Long had written on behalf of residents to the Minister, asking that their original decision to remove the areas be reversed. […]
Speaking after his weekend meeting with the Secretary of State, Alliance Leader David Ford said that he had called for an early and speedy Review of the Agreement. David Ford said: “I pressed Mr Murphy to ensure that the Review of the Agreement which is now due should start as soon as possible and be […]
Speaking after the return of all six Alliance Assembly members, Party Leader David Ford said: “This has been a nerve-racking election, but I am happy to have proved the doubters and detractors wrong. Today Alliance has held its own amidst the growing polarisation so evident. We will go into this review positively and continue the […]
Alliance Party General Secretary and North Down Candidate, Stephen Farry, has hit back at the comments of Mark Durkan, that it was ‘outrageous’ of Alliance to support a voluntary coalition, by accusing the SDLP of closed minds, and of wishing to entrench a sectarian state. Dr Farry stated: “The SDLP seem to have an arrogant […]
Alliance Leader David Ford has called for the electorate to vote for pro-Agreement candidates who will work constructively with each other in a new Assembly. “Voters need to examine each candidate’s position and make a careful decision about whether they can be trusted to work positively towards restoring a devolved government. “My advice to the […]
Alliance Party Candidate James Holmes issued a personal statement to the voters of Mid Ulster today. Mr Holmes stated: “This week, you will have the opportunity to go to the polls to vote for your representatives in the Assembly. Please vote. This Assembly will make decisions that will make a personal difference to you and […]