Alliance Policing Board member John Blair MLA has requested the Board hold a public meeting tomorrow afternoon, following the cancellation of a scheduled session. The Policing Board was originally due to meet in public, alongside a private meeting, with Chief Constable Simon Byrne expected to answer questions relating to the Bobby Storey funeral. However, the […]
There is an obligation on everyone to do all they can to make Belfast a safer and fairer place for women and girls, Alliance Councillor Sian Mulholland has said. The East Belfast Councillor was speaking ahead of bringing a motion to Thursday’s Belfast City Council meeting, relating to what she described as “the societal scourge […]
Alliance representatives have met with the Infrastructure Minister to discuss recently announced plans regarding the proposed Tillysburn Park and Ride and the Sydenham Greenway. The meeting, which was attended by party representatives from East Belfast and North Down, including Chris Lyttle MLA, Andrew Muir MLA and Councillors Gillian Greer, Martin McRandal, Ross McMullan and Sian […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has called for improved healthcare services for transgender and non-binary people and has urged the Health Minister to address the underfunding of Northern Ireland’s Regional Gender Identity Service. The South Belfast MLA’s comments come on International Transgender Day of Visibility, which falls annually on March 31. “On Transgender Day […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has called for confirmation guidance from the Joint Committee on Vaccines and Immunisation (JCVI) that adults living with immunosuppressed adults should be prioritised for a COVID-19 vaccine will be followed in Northern Ireland. The organisation has advised the UK Government to prioritise vaccinations for adults living with people with […]
Michelle O’Neill needs to issue an unreserved public apology regarding her actions at the Bobby Storey funeral, Alliance Deputy Leader Stephen Farry MP has said. The Public Prosecution Service announced it was not recommending prosecution for anyone in relation to the funeral, which saw 2,000 mourners attend at a time when strict limits were in […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has restated her view free hospital car parking for staff should be made permanent, after the Health Minister announced a four-month extension. Robin Swann approved the move, allowing free parking for HSC staff from April 1 until July 31. “A four-month extension to free parking for health and social […]
The DUP needs to explain its apparent U-turn on the proposed waste incinerator in South Antrim, Alliance MLA John Blair has said. Mr Blair’s call came after DUP South Antrim MP Paul Girvan, who vocally opposed the controversial plans, was revealed to be calling for the project to now be approved, in a letter to […]
Alliance Castlereagh East Councillor Sharon Lowry has said she is “absolutely disgusted” at the appearance of racist graffiti in East Belfast. The racist slogans appeared on walls and tress in Moat Park in Dundonald. Councillor Lowry said she had contacted Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council to have the graffiti removed urgently. “Dundonald is a welcoming […]
Paula Bradshaw MLA has said she welcomes the clarity the Secretary of State’s intervention on the provision of abortion services in Northern Ireland will provide, but added it should not have been necessary in order for the law to be implemented. The UK Government has given Brandon Lewis powers to compel the Executive to implement […]