North Down is a pro-Agreement constituency. Around 70% of local people voted ‘Yes’ to the Agreement. Yet, for the past 6 years, it has been misrepresented by an anti-Agreement MP, Robert McCartney, elected on a minority of the vote. Furthermore, the Agreement is currently under severe threat. Anti-Agreement forces are trying to use the General […]
Alliance Party Leader Sean Neeson is calling on the British and Irish Governments to state publicly that the Good Friday Agreement is not up for grabs after the forthcoming Westminster Election. Mr Neeson says: “It is time for the DUP and Sinn Féin to get real and understand that the Agreement is not up for […]
Last Friday, the Assembly was caught up in yet another crisis. Despite over 70% of Assembly members voting to elect a First Minister and Deputy First Minister, David Trimble and Mark Durkan could not be elected. Few democrats outside Northern Ireland – and there aren’t many here either – can understand how a minority can […]
Alliance Party Justice Spokesperson, Stephen Farry has condemned this afternoon’s murder in Belfast City Centre, and on the day of the European Court judgment, asked how many people are going to condemn this abuse of human rights. Stephen Farry said: “Once again, a human life has been taken with impunity, this time in broad deadlight […]
Marjorie Hawkins Alliance candidate for Castle Ward, Carrickfergus has called for a pedestrian crossing to be placed on the busy Belfast Road, Carrickfergus to enable pensioners from Irish Gate Fold to cross the road safely on their way to the Post Office to collect their pension. “Use of the subway is out of the question […]
Like many other football fans, I have very fond memories of past international matches at Windsor Park. This Glens fan was there on the night when Northern Ireland beat Israel 1-0 to qualify for the 1982 World Cup finals, I was there when Ian Stewart scored that goal to beat the Germans, and there on […]
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, placed many other people […]
North Down Alliance Councillor, and Westminster Candidate, Stephen Farry, has expressed alarm that an unexploded pipe-bombs was left in the Whitehill Estate in Bangor. Stephen Farry said: “The abandonment of this pipe-bomb was firstly irresponsible. There was a real risk that children could have come across these while playing.” “However, it is also a sinister […]
Margaret Marshall Alliance Party spokesperson on Children’s and Family Issues applauds the Chancellors slogan “Families First”, however, most of his provisions are jam tomorrow. Mothers have to wait until 2003 for increased maternity leave and £100 Maternity Pay. Children/Child Tax Credit and Working Families Tax Credit are too complicated for many eligible families who do […]
Sectarian pipe-bomb attacks have dominated news headlines for months now, striking fear into communities and forcing innocent people from their homes. Such incidents are just another example of continuing sectarian attacks against people and property, despite the ceasefires and the Agreement. Furthermore, in recent years there has been a noticeable increase in racially-motivated and homophobic […]