Alliance has criticised the SDLP for not backing the compromise motion on the status of the IRA ceasefire this afternoon. Mr Ford said this was the second time* the SDLP had failed to back a moderate motion that put pressure on terrorists. Mr Ford said: “It would appear that the SDLP is prepared to criticise […]
Alliance Councillor Michael Long (Castlereagh Central) has welcomed the Housing Executive’s start to resurfacing a footpath outside shops at the old Council offices on the Cregagh Road. Councillor Long has asked for the work to be carried out after receiving a number of complaints from local people about the large number of broken pavement slabs. […]
Alliance Castlereagh Councillor Sara Duncan has said she is very hopeful that Newtownbreda will have a new post office in the near future, after the closure of the previous office recently. Councillor Duncan wrote to Sir John Semple, Director of Northern Ireland Affairs for Consignia, on behalf of the many residents who contacted her about […]
Welcome to the 2002 Annual Conference of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland. The last time we were in Carrickfergus, we celebrated the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Party. We looked back over 30 years of hard work and we felt great satisfaction at the progress that we as a community in Northern […]
It is hard to believe that it has only been six months since our last Conference. When we met last October, I warned that we faced major problems – on the one hand, continued and deepened polarisation within the community and, on the other hand, the rigid sectarian form of power sharing contained in the […]
Alliance has criticised the SDLP for not backing the compromise motion on the status of the IRA ceasefire this afternoon. Mr Ford said this was the second time* the SDLP had failed to back a moderate motion that put pressure on terrorists. Mr Ford said: “It would appear that the SDLP is prepared to criticise […]
The Alliance Party was formed in 1970. It is the largest cross-community party in Northern Ireland, and receives 6-8% of the vote. In the Northern Ireland Assembly, its members have designated themselves as ‘centre’, but more on group designations later. The Alliance Party Leader is David Ford. I thought I might start with a quick […]
ALLIANCE Leader David Ford has welcomed the serious consideration being given by the British Government to a licencing scheme for those set to benefit from the Weston Park Amnesty as ‘a step in the right direction’. Mr Ford stated: “There seems to be a growing acknowledgement that those wishing to benefit from any amnesty need […]
Alliance Castlereagh Councillor Geraldine Rice has expressed her sadness after the body of a newborn baby was found in Carryduff, outside Belfast. Cllr Rice, who lives in Carryduff, said: “This is a terribly tragic discovery, and this news has shocked and saddened people in Carryduff.” “While it is too late to do anything for this […]
Two things seem clear from the Government’s Weston Park commitment to provide an amnesty for so-called ‘On the Runs’. First, the Governments are committed to doing something – a promise was made to Sinn Fein. Second, the Government made this concession to Sinn Fein in haste, and are busily trying to find some way to […]