Alliance Economy spokesperson Stephen Farry MLA has welcomed the High Court in Dublin upholding planning approval for the southern element of the north-south electric interconnector. Approval for the scheme, which is designed to give Northern Ireland greater access to generating capacity in the south, was challenged by a pressure group after originally being granted in […]
Alliance Foyle representative John Doherty has condemned those responsible for throwing a petrol bomb and pipe bomb at a house in Derry-Londonderry. The devices were hurled through the window of the house in Heron Way in the Waterside area of the city around 10.30am today (Monday). It followed a brick also being thrown. Neither device […]
Ensuring the safe care of residents of a nursing home forced to close because of failings needs to be the priority, Alliance older person’s spokesperson Stewart Dickson MLA has said. Mr Dickson was speaking after regulators closed Ashbrooke Care Home in Enniskillen following an urgent inspection. Failings included dirty facilities and “a strong odour of […]
Alliance Justice spokesperson Trevor Lunn MLA has said more needs done to ensure vulnerable prisoners are treated with care after fears were again expressed about the care of highly vulnerable prisoners at Maghaberry Prison. The Criminal Justice Inspection said care plans for some prisoners at the risk of suicide and self-harm remained unacceptable, with previous […]
Alliance MLA Kellie Armstrong has asked why the talks process cannot begin again immediately, after Sinn Fein called for it to be resumed next Monday. Ms Armstrong said Alliance had been engaging with various parties in bilateral discussions over the summer, as well as with stakeholders on a number of issues since the formal suspension […]
Belfast will light up with multilingual signage this Christmas, Councillor Michael Long has revealed, after his proposals received unanimous backing at today’s Strategic, Policy and Resources Committee meeting. The move will see signs on the front of City Hall in English, Irish and Ulster Scots over the festive period, a positive approach secured by Alliance […]
Alliance Councillor Neil Kelly has condemned an attack on a house in Antrim, which police have suggested could be linked to paramilitarism. The incident occurred in Ardnaglass Gardens in the early hours of Friday morning. “I must condemn the thugs behind this attack overnight,” Councillor Neil Kelly said. “Everyone has the right to feel safe […]
Alliance Deputy Leader Stephen Farry MLA has responded to the terrorist incident in Barcelona, Spain in which a vehicle was driven into a crowd in the popular tourist areas Las Ramblas. Stephen Farry MLA said: “The thoughts of the people of Northern Ireland will be very much with the victims of this brutal terrorist incident […]
Alliance South Belfast MLA Paula Bradshaw has described the High Court’s failure to back a change to the law in Northern Ireland allowing equal marriage or recognition of marriages occurring in other parts of the UK as ‘bitterly disappointing’. Speaking after the ruling was made on Thursday afternoon, Ms Bradshaw said that despite the ‘absolute […]
Alliance Economy spokesperson Stephen Farry MLA has congratulated all students who received A-Level results on Thursday morning, encouraging students to look at all opportunities open to them in the days ahead. Results have again shown the number of top A-Level grades achieved by Northern Ireland students has risen significantly, with 30.4 percent of entries achieving […]