Alliance Newtownabbey Councillor Tom Campbell has welcomed today’s Court of Appeal ruling which sees new custodial sentences handed down to two Union Flag protestors, after initial sentences were deemed too lenient. As part of the ruling, the Court of Appeal also issued guidance on future sentencing for those charged with riotous behaviour. Councillor Tom Campbell […]
Alliance Chief Whip Stewart Dickson MLA was a key note speaker at a meeting of the Association of European Border Regions last Thursday where he spoke about the benefits of cross border and inter-regional co-operation. Stewart attended the General Assembly and Annual Conference as a representative of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities. Stewart […]
Alliance Chief Whip Stewart Dickson MLA has said that we must see improvements in transparency in Government in order to deliver better services. His comments were made during a debate on a series of reports produced by the Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee. Stewart Dickson MLA said: “One of the reports completed by the Public Accounts […]
Alliance Mayor Andrew Muir has condemned attacks against two vulnerable residents in the Bangor area over the past few days. On Saturday a blind man was punched during an incident at Castle Park Avenue, while on Monday night an elderly man was left shaken after a gang raided is home. Councillor Andrew Muir said: “I […]
Alliance Environment spokesperson Anna Lo MLA has expressed her disappointment that the Environment Minister Mark H Durkan has announced that he is shelving plans to introduce legislation to establish a National Park in Northern Ireland. The Minister was speaking during Question Time in the Assembly on Monday. Anna Lo MLA said:”I am very disappointed that […]
Alliance East Belfast MP Naomi Long has brought several head teachers from the Castlereagh Principals Group to meet the Education Minister John O’Dowd on area planning, common funding formula and early intervention. Naomi Long MP said: “I felt it was important for the Education Minister to hear directly from Primary School Principals of the consequences […]
Alliance Leader David Ford has paid tribute to the former MP for South Down Eddie McGrady, who died today after a short illness. David Ford said: “I was very saddened to learn of the passing of Eddie McGrady, who fought hard to bring an end to violence in Northern Ireland during the Troubles. The well-known […]
Alliance Strangford MLA Kieran McCarthy has said Exploris will not be saved by the Environment Minister alone and has again urged Ards Borough Council and Ministers from the other relevant departments to engage. Mr McCarthy was speaking after Minister Durkan again pledged funding for one-off grants to help save the local aquarium during Assembly Question […]
Alliance Social Development spokesperson, Stewart Dickson MLA, has said that it is vital that the Social Development Minister carries out a review of home insulation programmes in Housing Executive properties to deal with emerging problems of deterioration of existing Cavity Wall Insulation (CWI) in order to combat high energy prices. His comments were made during […]
Alliance OFMDFM spokesperson Chris Lyttle MLA has hosted an event at Stormont on behalf of Amnesty International which heard from victims on their report on the past, ‘Time to Deal with the Past – Victims’ Perspectives’. The report has looked to put victims’ voices to the forefront of the work to agree a process on […]