Alliance Spokesperson on Arts Culture And Heritage, Yvonne Boyle, has welcomed the Arts Council of England’s Award of the David Cohen British Literature Prize to William Trevor for life time achievement in literature. She praises the writer for donating £10,000 pounds of the prize money to a young writer in Omagh. She said: “I welcomed […]
Alliance Youth Affairs Spokesperson, Michael Long, has just returned from Norway after addressing workshops on religion and children at the International Student Festival in Trondheim (ISFiT ’99). The festival is held every two years, and is one of the most prestigious international student gatherings. The opening ceremony was addressed by Norway’s Minister for Human Rights […]
Alliance Spokesperson on Training and Employment, Jayne Dunlop, has welcomed the introduction of the 10p income tax band in the Budget last week. Cllr Dunlop said: “The Alliance Party’s policy on employment recommends a lower tax rate for those entering employment and suggests other incentives to encourage people to seek work such as reduced national […]
Commenting on last nights Orange Protest at Drumcree Alliance President Philip McGarry, has said that the Orange Order must engage in dialogue with local residents. Dr McGarry said: “Northern Ireland can not afford yet another disastrous summer such as last year.” “The Orange Order clearly must talk to local residents. There is no rational, political […]
Alliance Chief Whip, David Ford has condemned the Orange Order Picket on the home of a member of the Parades Commission. Orange Order members protested at the home of Mr Billy Martin, in Greyabbey last night. David Ford said “Despite what the Orange Order think, it is not the job of the Parades Commission to […]
Commenting on the shooting in Dublin yesterday of Mr Byrne (a forthcoming witness in the murder trial of Josie O’Dwyer, a shooting which is speculated to have been carried out by the IRA,) Alliance President Dr Philip McGarry has said that an interesting light has been cast on the withdrawal of a key witness in […]
Yvonne Boyle, Alliance Party Spokesperson for Arts Culture and Heritage has praised the organisers of ‘Once Is Too Much’ exhibition in Derry, which expresses violence against women. Yvonne Boyle said: “This is a powerful exhibition. It shows how art can explore a taboo and painful issue and raises awareness of the scale of the problem, […]
It appears that my promise to continue to campaign on the issues of play areas and football pitches, as well as highlighting the DUP’s poor record on these issues, has touched a raw nerve with Mrs Iris Robinson. Rather than constructing a positive defence of her record on these issues, Mrs Robinson ignores these and […]
A group calling itself the Black Friday Brigade has issued threats to prominent business in Northern Ireland threatening these businesses against collaboration with companies from the Republic of Ireland. Belfast Alliance Councillor Tom Campbell condemned those carrying out these threats and said: “This group who have issued threats against business have no democratic legitimacy. This […]
A peaceful 1999 in Portadown is dependent on the main participants in the Drumcree dispute demonstrating a real desire to make progress. Are the parties more interested in making a settlement or in humiliating the opposition? It is disappointing that both parties appear to be reluctant to enter real dialogue. Any further delay will reduce […]