Alliance Party Leader Seàn Neeson welcomes the decision to extend the Natural Gas Pipeline to other areas of Northern Ireland. Mr Neeson says: “This was an issue that united all parties in the Assembly. I was proud to lead the first All-Party delegation from the Assembly in 1998 when we met the then Industry Minister […]
MLA and Councillor Sean Neeson condemns the callous paramilitary shooting in Glenfield at the weekend. Only the legal forces of Law and Order have the right to administer justice in the are. Sean Neeson says: “I would call on the community at large to assist the police in bringing those responsible for this attack to […]
Alliance Party Justice Spokesperson, Stephen Farry, responding to the report from Dr Liam Kennedy, entitled “They Should Children, Don’t They” that details the rise in so-called ‘punishment attacks’ has stated that this problem can no longer be swept under the carpet. Dr Farry stated: “This report makes clear that so-called ‘punishment attacks’ are a growing […]
Alliance Party Leader, Sean Neeson, has said that suspension is a damning indictment of the failure of the pro-Agreement parties to implement the Agreement, but it is the better option compared to elections. Sean Neeson said: “It is unfortunate that once again the Secretary of State has had to suspend the Assembly. However, in the […]
The Alliance Party has accepted the Secretary of State’s revised Implementation Plan for the police, while expressing reservations about certain details. Local MLA David Ford said: “Overall, Alliance is substantially reassured by the document, which is a fair attempt to obtain cross-community support for the new Police Service without compromising the operational efficiency and effectiveness […]
Alliance Party Justice Spokesperson and local Councillor, Stephen Farry, has given a broad welcome to the Secretary of State’s revised Implementation Plan for the police, while expressing reservations about certain details. Stephen Farry commented: “Overall, Alliance is substantially reassured by the document, which is a fair attempt to obtain cross-community support for the new Police […]
The early release scheme was perhaps the most emotive and distasteful part of the Agreement. Like many others, I swallowed hard and voted ‘Yes’ in order to allow political progress. While the Agreement remains the best means to ensure the primacy of democracy, human rights and the rule of law, the dangerous perception of a […]
The peace process is in a hole, but the Governments are still digging. And David Burnside and Jeffrey Donaldson have walked right in. Both anti-Agreement MPs are in for a major disappointment if they think walking away from the peace process is going to get us anywhere. What they seem to forget, or rather choose […]
The focus of efforts to save the peace process has now shifted to the forthcoming ‘package’ from the two Governments. Primary attention is being given to overcoming the four outstanding issues on the implementation of the Agreement: decommissioning; police reform; security normalisation, and the stability of the institutions. However, in order to build genuine peace […]
Farry Condemns Breezemount Murder North Down Alliance Councillor, Stephen Farry, has condemned last night’s murder and wounding in the Breezemount Estate, Conlig. Stephen Farry said: “I would unreservedly condemn this murder. Not only has it deprived a man of his life, but seriously injured another. Furthermore, the nature of attack, spraying a house with bullets, […]