Alliance Party Leader Sean Neeson condemns last nights paramilitary shootings in Monkstown and claims such activities are undermining the peace process. Mr Neeson says: “Last nights attacks bring to three such incidents in my East Antrim constituency this week. It is ironic that these loyalist paramilitaries who are supposed to be pro-agreement are in fact […]
Alliance Party Leader Sean Neeson has condemned this morning’s bomb attack on Ebrington Barracks as sinister and extremely worrying. Mr Neeson said “Undoubtedly dissident republicans are desperately trying to take advantage of the present political vacuum.” “It is up to politicians to show that democracy works and the sooner the Executive is re-established the better […]
An Alliance Party delegation today met with Prime Minister, Tony Blair. The delegation comprised the Alliance Assembly Members: Sean Neeson, Seamus Close, David Ford, Eileen Bell, and Kieran McCarthy. The Alliance Six Point Plan was on the agenda. Speaking after the meeting, Sean Neeson said: “Alliance had a very constructive meeting with the Prime Minister. […]
Alliance Party Chief Whip, David Ford, has welcomed fresh steps towards normalising the security situation on the basis of security advice from the Chief Constable and GOC, and has stated that these steps are consistent with the Alliance Six Point Plan to break the deadlock in implementing the Agreement. David Ford said: “In the Alliance […]
There is a window of opportunity to overcome the problems that are frustrating the implementation of the Agreement. Although the clear May 22nd deadline in the Agreement for decommissioning has been undermined by the unilateral imposition of the January deadline by the UUP, the Agreement will inevitably enter a new context. It is vital that […]
The news that Translink has a huge backlog of essential work to bring safety systems on Northern Ireland Railways up to date was no surprise to those of us who have taken a close interest in public transport over the years. Indeed Seán Neeson highlighted safety as an issue after a minor accident on the […]
Isn’t it great to be in Carrickfergus! Can I formally welcome you to my hometown – one of the strongest Alliance areas in Northern Ireland. I would also like to extend a warm welcome to all the guests that we have here today, and in particular to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Peter […]
I am always nervous about making speeches that coincide with major sporting events. A predecessor of mine was once speaking to a group of Belfast schoolchildren on the same day as they were to play in an important rugby match. Just as he was beginning to warm to his theme and felt his young audience […]
Ladies and Gentlemen, both members and guests, its give me great pleasure to declare this 30th Anniversary Conference of the Alliance Party officially open. I am especially pleased to be standing here as the second female President in the Party’s history. The first was Muriel Pritchard – a wonderful woman, who inspired me and, I’m […]
The current blockage in making the Good Friday Agreement work is extremely frustrating for all who want a better Northern Ireland. The Alliance Party has spent thirty years seeking to build a united society in Northern Ireland in place of a deeply divided society. To us, the Agreement is not an end in itself, but […]