Dickson condemns public disorder in Larne

Alliance East Antrim MLA, Stewart Dickson, has condemned those responsible for violence which occurred in Larne on Sunday night. It is believed that between 50 and 100 people were involved. One Police officer was injured during the trouble. Stewart Dickson MLA said: “I am appalled at this violence this has taken place in Larne. There […]

Dickson condemns paint bomb attack on Police

Alliance East Antrim MLA, Stewart Dickson, has condemned those responsible for a paint bomb attack on a Police vehicle at 2:30am on Saturday. The attack took place in the Glassillan Grove area of Greenisland. Stewart Dickson MLA said: “This attack has served no purpose except to divert vital Police resources away from serving the community. […]

Lunn offers condolences following death of young boy involved in road accident

Alliance Lagan Valley MLA, Trevor Lunn, has expressed his condolences to the family of the six year old boy who died in hospital two days after he was struck by a car in Lisburn. Another boy was also injured in the accident on Railway Street but he is in a stable condition. Trevor Lunn MLA […]

Alliance disappointment as calls for Castlereagh Council Committees to be held in public is rejected

Alliance Councillors Michael Long and Vasundhara Kamble have hit out at Unionists in Castlereagh who failed to support their motion calling for the Council’s main committee meetings to be held in public. Debated last night, the motion aimed to increase openness and transparency for local ratepayers by bringing the bulk of Council decisions out from […]

McCarthy deeply concerned by investigation into deaths at Northern Trust

Alliance Health spokesperson, Kieran McCarthy MLA, has expressed his concern after the deaths of 11 patients at the Northern Health Trust are under investigation, five of which were babies. They are among 20 cases where the Trust’s response was said to be below standard. Kieran McCarthy MLA said: “I am deeply concerned that the deaths […]

Cochrane highlights need to develop our SMEs

Alliance Chair of the Assembly Group on SMEs, Judith Cochrane MLA, has highlighted the need to develop our Small and Medium sized Enterprises during a speech to the Castlereagh Business Awards which took place at the La Mon Hotel on Wednesday night. Judith Cochrane MLA said: “The last six years have been immensely challenging for […]

Dickson condemns those behind West Belfast bomb

Alliance Justice spokesperson, Stewart Dickson MLA, has condemned those behind a mortar bomb that was found on the Shaw’s Road in West Belfast. A command wire to the device was also discovered. Stewart Dickson MLA said: “The discovery of this bomb comes just two weeks after a similar device was used to target a Police […]

Long says work needed to restore public confidence following ‘on the run’ scheme

Naomi Long MP has said it will take “a huge amount of work” to recover from the discovery of a scheme which nearly 200 ‘on the run’ republicans were given a de facto amnesty for their crimes. Speaking during a backbench debate on the issue in the House of Commons today (Thursday), Alliance MP Mrs […]

McAllister saddened by Teletech job losses

Alliance Belfast Castle representative Nuala McAllister has expressed her sadness that 197 jobs at the call centre company Teletech have been lost after they lost a major contract for Nissan. Nuala McAllister said: “This is extremely sad news that 197 jobs have been lost. This will be devastating news for the employees and their families. […]

Alliance is diversity in action – Slugger O’Toole article

On the back of the Party’s 44th successful Conference, Alliance champions the individuality of its membership base, proving it is the only Party open for everyone If what drives Alliance was ever in question, the Party’s Conference sounded loud and clear – diversity is the heartbeat of the Party. You only have to look at […]