Alliance East Belfast representatives have condemned those behind the violent outbreaks in the Albertbridge Road, Castlereagh Street and Mountpottinger Street areas last night, which left 10 police officers injured. Naomi Long MP, Chris Lyttle MLA and Judith Cochrane MLA appealed for calm in the area and urged anyone with information following the violence overnight to […]
Alliance East Antrim MLA Stewart Dickson has condemned the arson attack on Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Whitehead. He has said there can be no justification for an attack on a place of worship. Damage was caused to an outer building and the Church’s heating system. Stewart Dickson MLA said: “There can never be […]
“Just over 18 months ago the electorate voted that in this council there should be an almost equal number of Unionist and Nationalist councillors with the Alliance Party holding the balance of power. After a potentially shaky start, the Council got down to business and it gave me great satisfaction when, at my suggestion, the […]
Flags controversy has shown need for a Shared Future Chris Lyttle MLA Alliance Party OFDMFM spokesperson My colleagues and I have been systematically targeted with death threats, arson attacks and intimidation in recent weeks but are tremendously encouraged by the support we have received. It has increased our resolve to work even harder to build […]
Alliance Lisburn Council Group Leader Cllr Brian Dornan has said that now is not the right time to be discussing the Council’s flag policy in light of the current context of illegal protests, intimidation and violence. His comments were made after the DUP and UUP voted for the Council’s flag policy to be reviewed, Alliance […]
Alliance Leader David Ford MLA has said that Parties should be working on a cross-community basis and not on a cross-unionist basis. His comments follow the setting up of the Unionist Forum by the DUP and UUP to discuss issues such as flags, British Culture and parading. David Ford MLA: “The only solution to deliver […]
Trouble flared in Carrickfergus tonight as protests took place across Northern Ireland against a Belfast City Council decision earlier this month to only fly the Union Flag on designated days. Alliance Party Councillor Noel Williams has said that about five protestors infiltrated a meeting of Carrickfergus Borough Council tonight and carried out a full frontal […]
Alliance Party Spokesperson on Employment and Learning, Chris Lyttle MLA, has welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Employment and Learning of an investment of£9m over the next three years in 18 projects to assist 5000 people who fall into the NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training) category. Chris Lyttle said: “Everyone in this […]
Opinion Piece in the Belfast Telegraph by Belfast Alliance Cllr Laura McNamee What started out as legitimate, peaceful protests following the vote on whether the Union flag should be on permanent display outside Belfast City Hall have now given way to the violent protests and attacks that we have seen over the past few days. […]
Alliance South Belfast MLA Anna Lo has condemned those behind a security alert that closed Castlecourt shopping centre for a period of time on Saturday afternoon. She said that shops have lost a lot of trade because of it. The building and surrounding streets were evacuated after a phone warning was made. Anna Lo MLA: […]