Alliance Health spokesperson Kieran McCarthy MLA has said that Edwin Poots’ position as Health Minister has been seriously undermined after the Supreme Court rejected his appeal against a High Court ruling which was in favour of allowing civil partners to adopt. This follows the High Court recently ruling that the Minister had acted irrationally to […]
Alliance MLA Anna Lo has criticised plans for the Miss Ulster competition to take place at Stormont. Entrants must be aged between 18-24-years-old, be at least 5ft 7ins tall and be between a size eight and a size 12. She said: “I completely condemn this event and would question the suitability of an event like […]
North Down Mayor Councillor Andrew Muir has praised all those involved in helping Holywood win the coveted title of Best Kept Town 2013. Speaking after the announcement was made, Councillor Andrew Muir said: “This is an amazing achievement and I have to say congratulations to everyone involved in making this happen for Holywood. “Having taken […]
Alliance East Belfast MLA Chris Lyttle has said the shared education proposals outlined by the Education Minister falls short of the fundamental institutional change needed to end division. His comments were made following a statement in the Assembly from the Education Minister on the report of the Ministerial Advisory Group on Advancing Shared Education. Chris […]
Alliance Councillor Maire Hendron has reiterated her call to those behind a Loyalist parade planned for the end of November to change their plans. Organisers have made a fresh application to the Parades Commission that could see 40 bands, 5,000 participants and 5,000 supporters in Belfast City Centre on Saturday, November 30. Councillor Maire Hendron, […]
Alliance OFMDFM spokesperson Chris Lyttle MLA has responded to the decision of the Assembly Speaker to reject a request for the Assembly to discuss the failure to allocate any money from the Social Investment Fund. Chris had submitted an urgent oral question after the Detail website found that the budget of the Social Investment Fund […]
Alliance Antrim Councillor Neil Kelly has condemned a petrol bomb attack in the Rathkyle area, which left a family badly shaken. The incident took place early this morning, October 22. Councillor Neil Kelly said: “This was a disgraceful attack on a family home and I must condemn those responsible. “My thoughts are with the family […]
Alliance Environment spokesperson Anna Lo MLA has said the Environment Minister has made the correct decision to scrap the Planning Bill. Following legal advice, the Environment Minister has withdrawn the bill after the DUP and Sinn Fein submitted amendments that would have reduced a person’s ability to seek judicial redress of planning decisions and given […]
Alliance Belfast Councillor Maire Hendron has condemned those responsible for graffiti which commemorates the Shankill bomber Thomas Begley, which has appeared in the Short Strand area of Belfast. Nine people were killed along with Begley, when his bomb exploded outside a fish shop on the Shankill Road on 23rd October 1993. This graffiti has appeared […]
Alliance OFMDFM spokesperson Chris Lyttle MLA has called on the DUP and Sinn Fein to reach agreement on the needs based criteria against which the £80million Social Investment Fund will be allocated. His comments were made after an investigation by The Detail website found that it’s budget remains unspent due a political dispute between the […]