Castlereagh Alliance Councillor Michael Long has said that the DUP should offer to cover the costs incurred by the Department of Regional Development after it lost its House of Lords case yesterday. Speaking after a meeting of Castlereagh Borough Council at which the new Regional Transport Strategy was discussed, Councillor Long expressed his anger that […]
Castlereagh Alliance councillor Michael Long has said that the DUP should offer to cover the costs incurred by the Department of Regional Development after it lost its House of Lords case yesterday. Speaking after a meeting of Castlereagh Borough Council at which the new Regional Transport Strategy was discussed, Councillor Long expressed his anger that […]
Castlereagh Alliance Councillor Michael Long has said that the DUP should offer to cover the costs incurred by the Department of Regional Development after it lost its House of Lords case yesterday. Speaking after a meeting of Castlereagh Borough Council at which the new Regional Transport Strategy was discussed, Councillor Long expressed his anger that […]
The Chairman of Belfast City Council’s Good Relations Working Group has welcomed today’s initial moves by the council to combat sectarian violence and murder. Speaking after this afternoon’s meeting at City Hall, Alliance councillor Tom Ekin said the Good Relations Group will play an important role in bringing people together to look at ways to […]
Alliance leader David Ford has condemned a gun attack on a family in Shetland Street, Antrim on Tuesday night. Mr Ford said: “The shotgun blast fired by a gunman in this house could have easily killed an 11-week-old girl there.” “Violence only begets violence, and that is why it is so important that the community […]
Alliance Leader David Ford has said the Government should concern itself with getting more police on the beat, rather than worrying about what religious denomination recruits were. Speaking after the High Court upheld 50/50 religious recruitment this morning, Mr Ford described the result as “disappointing”. He stated: “If we are to truly make progress to […]
Alliance Leader David Ford has said that the weekend violence in North Belfast requires action on the political front as well as on the security front. David Ford said: “No doubt the weekend violence will be followed by calls for more action by the Police and Army. Clearly there needs to be firm action on […]
Alliance Councillor David Alderdice has said he hopes yesterday’s “positive and encouraging” IRA apology is part of a bigger process which ends with the disbandment of the paramilitary group. Cllr Alderdice said that since the election of Alex Maskey as Lord Mayor, the Republican Movement appeared to be distancing itself from the political violence it […]
Alliance Deputy Leader and Victims Spokesperson Eileen Bell has given a guarded welcome to the IRA apology to some victims of IRA violence. She described it as a “positive step towards building greater confidence in the peace process”. Mrs Bell stated: “This is an important gesture of reconciliation at a delicate stage of the peace […]
Alliance South Belfast representative Geraldine Rice has said the Department of Regional Development has no excuses left for its failure to tackle flooding on the Lower Ormeau Road. Councillor Rice said: “The DRD have run out of excuses. It is time for proper action to deal with flooding in the Lower Ormeau, as it has […]