Councillor Andrew Muir has again been named Chair of the Alliance Party. The current Mayor of North Down was selected at the Party’s recent AGM and is joined by Antrim Councillor Neil Kelly, who has become Vice Chair of the Party for the first time. Speaking after his selection, Councillor Andrew Muir said he was […]
East Belfast MP Naomi Long has helped mark the week of International Women’s Day by showing a local schoolgirl the inner workings of Parliament. As part of the day, designed to celebrate, appreciate and show respect to women around the globe, Mrs Long brought Lily Smyth onboard as her intern for a day’s work in […]
Alliance Education spokesperson, Trevor Lunn MLA, has condemned the people responsible for sending a bullet in the post to Tobermore Primary School. Trevor Lunn MLA said: “Whatever the reason that caused the perpetrators to send a bullet in the post, there is no justification for such a threat. I am appalled and angered that somebody […]
Alliance East Belfast MLA, Judith Cochrane, has pledged to take action to help create dementia friendly communities in Northern Ireland. She joined other MLA’s and representatives from Alzheimer’s Society in Parliament Buildings, Stormont, to provide a handwritten statement of the action they will take to support people with dementia and their carers. Judith pledges to […]
Alliance European candidate, Anna Lo MLA, has met , the EU special envoy on SMEs and Deputy Director General on Enterprise and Industry. He was a guest speaker at a Northern Ireland Assembly Business Trust event. Anna Lo MLA said: “As Small and Medium sized Enterprises make up the majority of the Northern Ireland private […]
Following a meeting of the Policing Board with senior PSNI officers to discuss the ‘On The Runs’ scheme, Chris Lyttle MLA said: “The Policing Board had a frank and robust meeting with senior members of the PSNI. I welcome the Chief Constable’s commitment to fully co-operate with the inquiry being set up by the Prime […]
Alliance Councillor Maire Hendron has welcomed planning approval that will see the Scottish Mutual Building in Belfast completely transformed into a boutique hotel. On Tuesday, March 4, Environment Minister Mark H Durkan announced he had recommended planning approval for the £12 million conversion. Councillor Maire Hendron, Group Leader on Belfast City Council, said: “This is […]
Alliance Councillor Cathy Curran and local representative Emmet McDonough-Brown have condemned the latest discovery of racist graffiti in South Belfast. The graffiti was sprawled on a vacant Housing Executive property on Merryville Street. Councillor Cathy Curran said: “This is a despicable attack on our community and has no place in our society. This type of […]
Alliance South Belfast MLA, Anna Lo, has said that there is no place for racist graffiti in our society. She was speaking after graffiti appeared on a vacant Housing Executive property in Maryville Street in South Belfast, saying ‘locals only’. Anna Lo MLA said: “There is absolutely no justification for racist graffiti in our society. […]
North Down Alliance Councillors have welcomed the official start of construction on Bangor’s new £12 million Performing Arts and Technology Innovation Centre (PATIC). Alliance DEL Minister Stephen Farry MLA got the project underway on Tuesday, March 4, cutting the first sod at the site which will provide impressive new accommodation for the schools of Manufacturing […]