Alliance Leader Naomi Long has welcomed the victory of Emmanuel Macron in the French Presidential election, saying it shows the desire for positive politics which is gaining momentum. Mr Macron comprehensively defeated far-right candidate Marine Le Pen and will become France’s youngest president, as well as the first from outside the two traditional main parties […]
Alliance Newry and Armagh Westminster candidate Jackie Coade has said she hopes the loved ones of Seamus Ruddy can find peace now, after remains were found in a search for his body in France. Although formal identification is still to take place, it is believed the discovery by the Independent Commission for the Location of […]
This Parliamentary term has been “the most self-destructive in living memory,” Alliance South Belfast Westminster candidate Paula Bradshaw has said. Ms Bradshaw was speaking as Parliament was officially dissolved ahead of the June 8 General Election. “This Parliamentary term has been the most self-destructive in living memory. As well as seeing some regressive social policies […]
Alliance Councillor David Armitage has backed Belfast City Council plans to establish a forum aimed at addressing the critical issues of mental health and drug and alcohol addiction support services. Speaking at the latest Belfast City Council meeting on Tuesday night, Councillor Armitage said it was an important discussion to be had, as mental health […]
Alliance Councillor Michael Long has said he’s disappointed at the last ditch attempts of Unionist Councillors to block a planned language policy going out for consultation. After attempts by the DUP to take the plans back to committee, Councillor Long said language should be inclusive and welcoming, with the strategy showcasing Belfast’s diverse nature on […]
Alliance Justice spokesperson Trevor Lunn has said he hopes a fresh search for one of the Disappeared leads to the discovery of the body in order to bring comfort and closure to his loved ones. The search by the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims’ Remains is taking place in a forest outside Rouen […]
Alliance South Belfast Westminster candidate Paula Bradshaw has hit out at those behind a racist attack which forced a heavily pregnant Sudanese woman and her family to leave their home. A number of rocks were thrown through the windows of the woman’s home where she, her husband and her children, aged seven and one, lived. […]
Alliance Deputy Leader Stephen Farry has said there should be no glamorising the past in ways which add hurt to victims, after Sinn Fein Northern leader Michelle O’Neill spoke at a memorial for eight IRA men shot dead by the SAS. Ms O’Neill was at the event in Cappagh, Co Tyrone. It marked the deaths […]
Alliance Lagan Valley Westminster candidate Aaron McIntyre has said the lack of a local agreement on posters in the constituency is disappointing, after the DUP put up its posters in the area without attempting to discuss the matter with other parties. It follows an agreement between the main parties for March’s Assembly election, which saw […]
Alliance South Antrim Westminster candidate Neil Kelly has hit out at those behind an attempted carjacking in Antrim. The incident took place on the Greystone Road around 5.30am yesterday (Saturday). A woman was stopped at traffic lights in her green Rover vehicle when two males, one armed with a knife, approached the car and tried […]