Alliance South Belfast MLA Anna Lo has condemned a racist attack on the home of aNigerian family in Sandy Row, South Belfast at 2am on Wednesday morning. A hatchet was thrown through the living room window. It narrowly missed the 40 year old woman who lives with her two young children. Anna Lo MLA said: […]

Alliance Regional Development spokesperson Stewart Dickson MLA has dismissed a proposal from the Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster that Belfast bus lanes should be opened to cars at the weekend. Stewart Dickson MLA said: “This proposal is a non-starter. Arlene should have spoken in private to her colleague the Regional Development Minister before making these comments […]

Alliance MLA Stewart Dickson has said Sinn Fein’s Gerry Kelly’s comment commemorating his 1983 escape from the Maze Long Kesh is both ‘shameful and sickening’. Stewart Dickson MLA said: “I am completely astounded that a man who claims to be committed to moving Northern Ireland forward, who is a prominent member of the Sinn Fein […]

Alliance North Down Mayor Andrew Muir has condemned the rape of a woman in Bangor in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The attack took place at a coastal path in the Downshire Road area at around 3am on Tuesday morning. Councillor Andrew Muir said: “It is very worrying to hear of another sexual attack […]

Alliance Chief Whip Stewart Dickson MLA has commented on the argument between DUP Leader Peter Robinson and TUV Leader Jim Allister during Assembly Question Time on Monday afternoon. Stewart Dickson MLA said: “Irrespective of the veracity of the claims made, or the ongoing personal goading between Peter Robinson and Jim Allister, we are quite clear […]

Alliance Justice spokesperson Stewart Dickson MLA has said that the Human Trafficking and Exploitation Bill will send out a strong message against those behind human trafficking, but raised concerns on certain aspects of the legislation. Stewart Dickson MLA said: “This Bill will send out a strong message against those behind human trafficking. My Alliance Party […]

Alliance Education spokesperson Trevor Lunn MLA has said that it is not logical to make changes to school budgets under the common funding formula until the Education Skills Authority is established and area planning arrangements are completed. Trevor’s comments were made ahead of an Assembly debate on Tuesday on the proposed changes to the common […]

Alliance MLA Kieran McCarthy has slammed UKIP’s David McNarry after he made derogatory comments about Portaferry and the closure of Northern Ireland’s only aquarium – both located within his own constituency Rather than support his constituents as they fight Ards Borough Council’s decision to close the Exploris Aquarium, Mr McNarry – UKIP’s only elected MLA […]

Alliance MLA Chris Lyttle has said the completion of a UVF mural in East Belfast only succeeds in glorifying violence. He said: “The completion of this mural casts a sinister shadow over everything that is positive in East Belfast. “It is unacceptable that an image which once depicted the world-class talent of George Best has […]

North Down Mayor, Alliance Councillor Andrew Muir, has condemned the serious sexual assault of a teenager in Bangor. The 19-year-old was attacked at Quay Street on Saturday night, September 21. Mayor Andrew Muir said: “This was a despicable attack right in the heart of Bangor, which will be guaranteed to send shock waves through the […]