Alliance Justice spokesperson Stewart Dickson MLA has welcomed the decision by the police to charge five individuals following trouble during North Belfast parades this summer near St Patrick’s Church on Clifton Street. They have also charged a man with provocative conduct during the initial St Patrick’s dispute on 12th July. Stewart Dickson MLA said: “I […]
Alliance Chief Whip Stewart Dickson has urged the public to be wary of the policies of the UK Independence Party following the news that independent MLA David McNarry is to join them. Stewart Dickson MLA said: “At last year’s election, the public voiced their opposition to the ideas and policies of UKIP, with only one […]
Alliance Councillor Máire Hendron has said the DUP’s attempt to delay the use of an Irish language Happy Christmas sign at Belfast City Hall was a cynical move on behalf of that party. The Councillor for East Belfast was speaking after the latest meeting of Belfast City Council on Monday night, when Councillors agreed to […]
Down District Alliance Councillor Patrick Clarke has welcomed the launch of a free debt action advice service, aimed at helping people worried about their money or who are experiencing financial difficulties. Councillor Patrick Clarke, who attended the launch of ‘Debt Action NI’ at the Ballymote Centre in Downpatrick on Wednesday October 3, believes the service […]
This is part of the speech by Judith Cochrane that she made in the Assembly today proposing an Alliance motion on the Economy. The motion was passed. Judith Cochrane MLA said: “There is barely a day that passes where the condition of our local economy is not lamented; the regional outlook for growth not re-assessed; […]
Alliance Leader David Ford MLA has commented on the equal marriage debate in the Assembly. David Ford MLA said: “Alliance believes that, in terms of equality, it is correct to extend the provisions of civil marriage to same sex couples. At present civil partnerships are not equal to marriage. For instance, those in a civil […]
Alliance MP Naomi Long has welcomed the peaceful passing of the Ulster Day parade in Belfast yesterday; however, she has condemned the apparent breach of a Parades Commission ruling, which saw a number of bands play tunes other than hymns while passing St Matthew’s Catholic church in East Belfast, and she has called on the […]
Down District Alliance Councillor Patrick Clarke has described the murder of a 47-year-old man in Ballynahinch as a tragic loss of human life. David Mills, from Seaforde, was stabbed in the Dromore Street area of Ballynahinch in the early hours of Sunday morning. A 30-year-old man has been arrested. Councillor Clarke described David Mills as […]
Alliance Coleraine Councillor Yvonne Boyle has offered her condolences to the family and friends of the man killed at a sawmill on New Mills Road in Coleraine on Thursday morning. Cllr Yvonne Boyle said: “This is a tragic accident. I would like to offer my sincere condolences to the family and friends of this man. […]
Alliance OFMDFM spokesperson Chris Lyttle MLA has said that the research by the University of Ulster that shows that 69% of people living near peace walls said that they were necessary, shows that there is an immediate need for a meaningful shared future strategy. Chris was the Alliance representative at cross party talks to rework […]