Alliance East Belfast Councillor Laura McNamee has welcomed the announcement by Translink that a number of routes in East Belfast will be getting more frequent services. The 18 and 19 services will now take place every 20 minutes, instead of the current frequency of every 30 minutes. The 27 and 28 services will be retimed […]
Alliance East Antrim MLA, Stewart Dickson, has criticised those who have placed Alliance election posters of Anna Lo on bonfires in Carrickfergus and Bangor. Stewart Dickson MLA said: “This is a hate filled crime which is an example of gross intolerance. It is hypocritical for the organisers of these bonfires to call for respect for […]
Alliance Leader, David Ford MLA, has warned of the dangers when political leaders call for ‘peaceful protests’. He was speaking after Unionist parties indicated that there would be a graduated response to the decision of the Parades Commission to place restrictions on the return route of an Orange Order parade in North Belfast on 12th […]
Alliance MLA, Anna Lo, who is Vice-chair of the Assembly Committee on Standards and Privileges, has said that a report on Iris and Peter Robinson must be urgently published after a legal challenge was withdrawn. The report investigated allegations made in a BBC Spotlight programme about Iris and Peter Robinson that was broadcast in January […]
Alliance Party MLA for East Antrim, Stewart Dickson, has said that an Initial Evidence paper by the Repossessions Task Force highlights that negative equity is a serious problem for homeowners in Northern Ireland. The report, commissioned by the Department of Social Development, indicates that the level of borrowers with mortgages in Northern Ireland, who are […]
Alliance Leader, David Ford MLA, has criticised the decision of the DUP and UUP to withdraw from the all-party talks following the decision of the Parades Commission to place restrictions on an Orange Order parade in North Belfast. David Ford MLA said: “I am horrified and disgusted by the utterly irresponsible and disgraceful decision of […]
Alliance North Belfast Councillor Nuala McAllister has urged all sides to respect the Parades Commission decision on an Orange Order parade on the 12thJuly in Ardoyne. Cllr Nuala McAllister said: “All sides must respect the ruling of the Parades Commission. They are the lawful regulatory body who are there to make decisions on parading matters. […]
Alliance Belfast Councillor Nuala McAllister has condemned a mural which has appeared in West Belfast showing masked paramilitary gunmen firing shots at a republican funeral. The mural is on the corner of Slemish Way, off the Andersonstown Road. Cllr Nuala McAllister said: “There can be no place for images of paramilitary gunmen in our society. […]
Alliance OFMDFM spokesperson, Chris Lyttle MLA, has said the First and deputy First Ministers have not done enough on promoting a shared future. His comments were made following an update on how an economic package of £100million from UK Government will be spent. Chris Lyttle MLA said: “The First and deputy First Ministers will attempt […]
Alliance East Belfast MLA, Judith Cochrane, has welcomed the announcement by the Education Minister that his Department will provide funding for a new build school to house pupils following the amalgamation of Knockbreda and Newtownbreda High Schools. The Minister made an announcement on 14th January 2014 that the two schools would be amalgamating. Judith Cochrane […]