DEL Minister Stephen Farry MLA said Alliance is delivering in government, adding his department was in the final stages of major reviews of Apprenticeships and Youth Training. Speaking at the La Mon Hotel today (Saturday), Mr Farry highlighted Alliance in action in his department, including long-term freezing of tuition fees, the largest increase in university […]

Prospective Belfast City Councillor Ross McMullan has told delegates at Alliance’s annual conference that the party is perfectly placed to lead Northern Ireland into a shared future free of intimidation, discrimination and where the constitutional question doesn’t define people. Mr McMullan, who is standing in the Ormiston area for May’s election, was speaking as part […]

Alliance Deputy Leader Naomi Long MP has called upon the people of Northern Ireland to step forward and make change happen in our society during her speech at the party’s annual conference. Speaking at the La Mon Hotel today (Saturday), East Belfast MP Mrs Long said the influence Alliance has never been greater, but Northern […]

In his address to the 2014 Alliance Party Conference, Alliance Leader David Ford has said now is the time for Alliance, and for all those who share our vision, to step forward and deliver a shared future for everyone. He highlighted the work being done to deliver this change by himself in the Department of […]

Alliance MP Naomi Long has condemned those behind a nail bomb alert in the Mount Area of East Belfast and has called for calm in the area, where there have been increasing tensions in recent days. She has also appealed to parents to know where their young people are and keep them away from the […]

Alliance Environment spokesperson, Anna Lo MLA, has said the decision of the DUP, Sinn Fein and SDLP to veto the Alliance amendment to the Local Government Bill for all Council headquarters to fly the Union Flag on designated days, has prevented the Assembly from finding a solution to this issue. A petition of concern was […]

Alliance Councillor Michael Long has said he is not surprised the DUP tried to halt plans to record meetings of the 11 new Councils, after Unionists constantly voted against similar plans in Castlereagh. The Castlereagh Councillor was speaking after Alliance successfully secured amendments to the Local Government Bill designed to increase openness and transparency when […]

Alliance East Belfast MLA, Judith Cochrane, has welcomed the launch of Leukaemia and Lymphoma NI at Stormont on Wednesday. It is the new name for the Northern Ireland Leukaemia Research Fund that has supported research into these cancers for 50 years. Judith is the Secretary of the Assembly Group on Cancer. She is pictured with […]

Alliance Environment spokesperson, Anna Lo MLA, has expressed her disappointment that the SDLP and Sinn Fein vetoed an Alliance amendment to the Local Government Bill that would have made equality and good relations considerations a requirement for community planning. The SDLP and Sinn Fein lodged a petition of concern to the Alliance amendment. The DUP, […]

Alliance MP Naomi Long has criticised the Chancellor after fuel duty was not cut during today’s Budget. The East Belfast MP was speaking after George Osborne’s speech to Parliament, during which he revealed although a planned fuel duty rise in September would not take place, neither would the tariff be reduced. Mrs Long, who has […]