David Ford, Alliance Party Leader, has called on the new Minister of Regional Development to continue funding for the Antrim-Lisburn railway line next year. He met Angela Smith MP at Stormont to discuss a number of issues of concern. David Ford said: “When I met the Minister, I was disappointed to hear her say that […]
Alliance Councillor Susan O’Brien has condemned a petrol bomb attack on St Paul’s GAA Club in Holywood. Cllr O’Brien said: “This has all the hallmarks of a sectarian attack, and I am glad that the damage was only minimal. “Unfortunately, attacks on facilities like these are all too common, and I would call on anyone […]
City Council is to write to all schools in the Belfast area to warn them of the dangers of drug dealing at City Hall bus stops. The move followed highlighting of the problem by East Belfast Alliance Councillor and Party Education Spokesperson, Naomi Long, with her proposal to write to the schools passed at last […]
North Down Deputy Mayor Councillor Stephen has welcomed the publication today of a NIO Consultation Paper on Race Crime and Sectarian Crime Legislation in Northern Ireland. Speaking after attending the consultation launch at the Indian Community Centre in Belfast, Cllr Farry said: “Alliance has been campaigning for the introduction of Hate Crime Laws in Northern […]
Speaking at a special meeting of the Alliance Party Council this evening, the Alliance Leader, David Ford, will say that the SDLP will have to live up to its responsibilities if the Agreement is to be saved. David Ford will say: “Ever since Good Friday 1998, the SDLP has claimed to be the architect of […]
Speaking at a special meeting of the Alliance Party Council this evening, the Alliance Leader, David Ford, said that the SDLP will have to live up to its responsibilities if the Agreement is to be saved. David Ford will said: “Ever since Good Friday 1998, the SDLP has claimed to be the architect of the […]
The Alliance Party has reaffirmed its opposition to the 11-Plus examinations, as well as any form of academic selection used to segregate children in Northern Ireland at the age of eleven. The Party’s position on the Burns Report was outlined in a meeting last night with acting Minister Jane Kennedy MP. Alliance education spokeswoman, Councillor […]
Alliance Victims Spokesperson Eileen Bell has said that those behind the attack on Harry McCartan in Seymour Hill today are “spineless, sick animals”. Condemning the attack, the Alliance Deputy Leader said: “This was an act of pure evil. Those behind it are barbaric cowards, and I would ask the community to assist the police in […]
An Alliance delegation today expressed reservations about reconstituting the Forum for Peace and Reconciliation to the Secretary of State, Paul Murphy. Speaking after the meeting, Deputy Leader Eileen Bell stated: “Alliance had a very constructive meeting with the Secretary of State. He is was very much in listening mode, and is quickly getting up to […]
Alliance Councillor John Mathews has said he fears there will be a Stephen Lawrence-style murder in Larne if sectarian attacks in the town do not stop. Mr Mathews was speaking in the wake of a number of vicious attacks on members of the Catholic community in Larne. Mr Mathews said he had met the local […]