Alliance Leader David Ford has said that setting a date for the euro referendum should now be a priority for the Chancellor. Mr Ford was speaking following remarks by the Europe minister, Peter Hain, in a combatively pro-euro interview with a French newspaper. Mr Hain said Chancellor Gordon Brown’s assessment of the government’s tests for […]
Alliance Councillor Sara Duncan has said she would welcome any scheme which would result in a decrease in traffic on the Saintfield Road and encourage bus use, as long as valuable resources like Belvoir Forest Park are not destroyed in the process. Cllr Duncan was speaking after Castlereagh councillors were informed that the Planning Appeals […]
Alliance Chief Whip Kieran McCarthy has written to the Speaker of the Assembly to seek advice on what recourse is available to members when the Executive fails to take any action on an Assembly motion. On September 24, 2001, the Assembly resolved: “That this Assembly calls on the Executive to establish an interdepartmental working group […]
Assembly to debate Alliance motion on paramilitary exiles and terrorists ‘on the run’. Alliance Deputy Leader Eileen Bell has said that Tony Blair must put words into action, following his comments concerning paramilitary exiles in the House of Commons yesterday (Wednesday). Mrs Bell, Alliance Victims Spokesperson, was speaking as the Northern Ireland Select Committee was […]
Alliance Deputy Leader Eileen Bell has said that today’s debate on an amnesty for paramilitary fugitives and those forcibly expelled from Northern Ireland by paramilitaries will show that the Assembly believes those expelled by terrorists should be allowed to return home free from any threat to their lives. Mrs Bell, Alliance Victims Spokesperson, said she […]
The Alliance Party is co-sponsoring a Chinese New Year celebration with the Chinese Chamber of Commerce at Stormont on Tuesday, February 19 at noon. The event, which is to be held in the Long Gallery, will include the colourful Lion Dance and a Chinese buffet. This is the second Chinese New Year to be celebrated […]
Assembly to debate Alliance motion on paramilitary exiles and terrorists ‘on the run’. Alliance Leader David Ford has said that Tony Blair must put words into action, following his comments concerning paramilitary exiles in the House of Commons on Wednesday. Mr Ford was speaking following the Northern Ireland Select Committee’s debate on ‘Relocation Following Paramilitary […]
Alliance Leader David Ford has said the Assembly Executive has failed the people of Northern Ireland by not bringing forward real or meaningful legislation on important local issues. Mr Ford, who has repeatedly criticised the lack of Executive business from the floor of the Assembly, said only two out of 23 Bills passed show “substantive […]
Alliance Leader David Ford will be meeting with local Dorma management and the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment today to see what options there are for the future of the Randalstown textile firm. Mr Ford said: “This is a sad day for Randalstown, and a tragic loss for the Dorma workers. It has been […]
Alliance Councillor for Castlereagh Michael Long has expressed his disappointment at the Roads Service’s refusal to improve the traffic management at the junction of the Glen and Braniel Roads. Cllr Long said: “I know that many residents will be unhappy that the Roads Service proposes to do nothing to alleviate the traffic congestion at this […]