Alliance East Antrim MLA, Stewart Dickson, has expressed his concern by the lack of action by RQIA on care homes that are repeatedly reported as underperforming or failing to meet required standards of care. He was commenting following complaints that were raised by the family of Bobby Wilson about his care at Chester Nursing Home […]
Alliance East Belfast MLA, Judith Cochrane, has expressed her concern following an accident on the Upper Newtownards Road in East Belfast in which a child was hit by a lorry. The girl, who was cycling to school at the time, has been taken to hospital. Judith Cochrane MLA said: “I was deeply concerned for the […]
Former NI21 member Jayne Olorunda has joined the Alliance Party, highlighting only Alliance is capable of delivering a strong Northern Ireland and shared future for everyone. Well-known for her on-going work on victims’ and educational issues, Jayne has now joined Alliance as she believes the Party is best placed to deliver the change Northern Ireland […]
East Belfast MP Naomi Long has said she is disgusted after a Nigerian man was met with posters daubed with racist slogans when he tried to move into an East Belfast property yesterday (Tuesday). Alliance MP Mrs Long was speaking after Michael Abiona’s new home in Glenluce Drive, Knocknagoney, was draped in banners reading ‘Local […]
Alliance Councillor Vasundhara Kamble has added her voice to condemnations of racist abuse directed at ethnic minorities in Northern Ireland – adding it’s now time for action rather than words to tackle the problem. The Lisburn and Castlereagh Councillor – who attended the rally against racism on Saturday – was speaking in the wake of […]
Alliance Chief Whip, Stewart Dickson MLA, has expressed his anger after Sinn Fein and the SDLP blocked the suspension of Gerry Kelly from the Assembly for five days after he accepted an informed warning for an incident at a parade in North Belfast last year. The two parties submitted a petition of concern which prevented […]
Alliance North Down Councillor Andrew Muir has condemned those responsible for a pipe bomb that exploded in Holywood. A woman reported a loud explosion in the Church Green area at 00:35am on Tuesday morning. The remains of a pipe bomb were later discovered. Nobody was injured and no damage was caused. Cllr Andrew Muir said: […]
Alliance South Belfast MLA, Anna Lo, has said that the Community Relations week and Refugee week will give us the opportunity to highlight the many projects that are working to promote inclusivity and a shared future. She was speaking during a debate in the Assembly on Monday. Anna Lo MLA said: “The 2014 theme for […]
Alliance East Belfast MLA, Judith Cochrane, has defended Belfast after a senior HBO executive said that the city ‘is not the most cosmopolitan of cities to spend half of the year’, when discussing Games of Thrones that is filmed in Northern Ireland. Michael Lombardo, president of programming, made the comments in an interview with American […]
Alliance Education spokesperson, Trevor Lunn MLA, has called on the Education Minister to place the duty to facilitate and encourage the growth of integrated education at the heart of educational planning. His comments were made ahead of a motion that he will propose in the Assembly on Tuesday and follows the judicial review taken by […]