Alliance Policing Board member, Chris Lyttle MLA, has condemned the arson attack on the home of Moyle independent Councillor Padraig McShane in the early hours of Saturday morning. Chris Lyttle MLA said: “There can be no justification for the attack on the home of Councillor McShane. Somebody could have been seriously injured or killed. Elected […]
Alliance Policing Board member Chris Lyttle MLA, has condemned those who set fire to an Orange hall in Convoy, Donegal at 4am on Friday morning. There was also an attempt to set fire to a Protestant Church. Chris Lyttle MLA said: “This type of sectarian attack has no place in our society. There can be […]
Alliance Policing Board member, Chris Lyttle MLA, has responded to the Chief Constable’s briefing which outlined the cuts that the PSNI will be forced to make. Chris Lyttle MLA said: “The scale of potential damage to policing by the mismanagement of our finances is breathtaking and will affect everyone. The Chief Constable has warned that […]
Alliance East Belfast MP Naomi Long has called on the other parties to urgently resolve the current financial issues. She was responding to a letter from the Head of Northern Ireland Civil Service, Malcolm McKibbin, which indicates that the Northern Ireland budget is due to go into the red by the end of the financial […]
Alliance Leader David Ford has described plans to hold a special Executive meeting to tackle growing financial pressures as ‘belated’, adding the move should finally force Ministers to ‘get a grip over the crisis Northern Ireland is descending into’. The Justice Minister was speaking after First Minister Peter Robinson and deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness […]
Alliance Justice spokesperson, Stewart Dickson MLA, has said that the discovery of human remains by investigators searching for the body of one of the disappeared, Brendan Megraw, will provide new hope to the victim’s family. Brendan Megraw was 23 years old when he was abducted from Twinbrook by the IRA in 1978. Stewart Dickson MLA […]
Alliance Finance spokesperson, Judith Cochrane MLA, has welcomed the announcement that PricewaterhouseCoopers will create 807 jobs. The jobs will be delivered over the next five years and represents an investment of £40million by PWC. Judith Cochrane MLA said: “This announcement will be a big boost to the Northern Ireland economy. PricewaterhouseCoopers is an internationally renowned […]
Alliance North Belfast Councillor Nuala McAllister has expressed her shock following the deaths of Sister Marie Duddy and Sister Frances Forde in a road accident with a Police car in Newry on Tuesday morning. Cllr Nuala McAllister said: “I was deeply saddened to learn of the deaths of Sister Marie Duddy and Sister Frances Forde. […]
The Assembly has passed a motion proposed by East Belfast MLAs Judith Cochrane and Chris Lyttle, which called for Kincora Boys’ Home to be included in the UK wide child abuse inquiry. Judith Cochrane MLA said: “The unanimous support in the Assembly for our motion has sent a strong message to the UK government that […]
Alliance Councillor Kellie Armstrong has backed the addition of a new Strangford Ferry SmartCard, adding it will be a welcome change for regular passengers. Councillor Kellie Armstrong said “The SmartCard will be available from Monday, October 6, and will replace books of tickets with cost of travel remaining exactly the same. Cards can be purchased […]