Alliance East Belfast MLA Judith Cochrane has said that the Health Minister must take action to resolve the pressures at Dundonald Hospital after it emerged that 30 operations are being cancelled each week. Judith Cochrane MLA said: “This is a shocking statistic but not surprising given that there has been a 22% increase in admissions […]
Alliance Chief Whip Stewart Dickson MLA has said that Sinn Fein MLA Alex Maskey should not have said he would get involved in stone throwing if he lived in Short Strand. His comments were made on UTV Live Tonight. Stewart Dickson MLA said: “Alex Maskey was completely wrong to say that he would be throwing […]
Alliance Belfast Council Group Leader Cllr Maire Hendron has condemned a further night of violence in East Belfast in which two buses were hijacked and petrol bombs were thrown at St Matthew’s Church where a group of children with special needs were meeting at the time. Cllr Maire Hendron said: “I am sickened at this […]
In Victoria White’s Irish Examiner article in relation to the on-going flag issue in Northern Ireland, Naomi Long did not actually state the flag was “a piece of cloth”. If you read the transcript of the interview between Naomi and Willie Frazer (pasted below), it becomes clear she was responding to Mr Frazer’s assertion that […]
Alliance Leader David Ford MLA has called on politicians not to feed fear but to resolve issues that creates fear. He was speaking in the Assembly during a Matter of the Day on the recent violence. David Ford MLA said: “The current violence is the end of a line that began last summer when rulings […]
Alliance Justice Spokesperson Stewart Dickson MLA has said that the PSNI are working to protect the whole community. His comments follow the injuries to 29 officers on Saturday, bringing the total to over 100 since the start of December. Stewart Dickson MLA said: “The PSNI are working to protect the whole community, yet those who […]
Alliance East Belfast MLA Judith Cochrane has condemned those involved in violence in East Belfast on Saturday. Four police officers have been injured. Judith Cochrane MLA said: “This violence cannot continue. People want to go about their daily lives, but are really angry at the disruption they have faced in recent weeks. “These protests and […]
Why did Alliance take down the Union Flag from Belfast City Hall? -Alliance did not vote to remove the Union Flag from Belfast City Hall. -A Sinn Fein proposal passed at committee stage would have seen the flag removed permanently if Alliance had not proposed our amendment. -Our amendment was in line with longstanding party […]
Alliance Chief Whip Stewart Dickson has said that the protests on Friday night caused widespread misery. There was violence in Carrickfergus and Newtownabbey. The MLA said that traders have lost business, employees who left work early may have lost earnings and commuters faced severe traffic disruption. Stewart Dickson MLA said: “This violence is unacceptable, these […]