Alliance Antrim Councillor Neil Kelly has described a hate crime attack on a car as despicable. The car in Tower Way was set on fire in the early hours of Saturday. Cllr Neil Kelly said: “This was a despicable attack that was carried out by a bunch of cowards. “The people responsible for this attack […]
Alliance East Belfast MLA Chris Lyttle has condemned the robbery at an off-licence on the Castlereagh Road on Thursday night. Two men armed with hammers threatened a member of staff before making off with a sum of money. No one was hurt during the robbery. Chris Lyttle MLA said: “The men who carried out this […]
Alliance Leader David Ford MLA and Deputy Leader Naomi Long MP have expressed their condolences following the death of former Deputy Leader Addie Morrow. Addie served as a Councillor on Castlereagh Council and in the 1982 Assembly. David Ford MLA said: “Addie was a founder member of Corrymeela and was active in Alliance from the […]
Naomi Long MP is to meet PSNI Chief Constable Matt Baggott today (Thursday) over the recent increase in serious violence in her East Belfast constituency. The Alliance MP called for the meeting, in the wake of a number of serious security alerts and shooting incidents in the East Belfast area in recent weeks. Mrs Long […]
Alliance East Belfast representatives Naomi Long MP and Chris Lyttle MLA have welcomed the renaming of the Bridge End Railway Station as Titanic Quarter Station. Naomi Long MP said: “This is an excellent idea to further commemorate the centenary of the Titanic. “It will also improve the link between East Belfast and this station, which […]
Alliance East Antrim MLA Stewart Dickson has expressed his shock following a gun attack on a house in the Johns Place area of Larne on Wednesday morning. Three shots were fired, but nobody was injured. Stewart Dickson MLA said: “I am shocked that an attack like happened in such a residential area. Somebody could have […]
Speech from Alliance Justice spokesperson Stewart Dickson MLA during the Assembly debate on the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act on Tuesday. Stewart Dickson MLA said: “Everybody agrees on the need for our Justice system to have transparency, respect for rights, and the importance of maximising public confidence – features that the Justice Minister has […]
Alliance MLA Kieran McCarthy has expressed his disappointment over the refusal of the Health Minister Edwin Poots to apologise over comments he made in the Assembly in Monday during an Assembly debate on the accident and emergency department at the Royal Victoria Hospital on Monday. The Health Minister said: “Mr McCarthy, in true style as […]
Newcastle Alliance Councillor Patrick Clarke has welcomed Down District Council formally writing to the Minister for Regional Development Danny Kennedy about the urgent need for a pedestrian crossing along Main Street Dundrum. Approval was given at the monthly meeting of full Council after a proposal made by Councillor Patrick Clarke to write to the Regional […]
Alliance MLA Kieran McCarthy has hit out at the Health Minister Edwin Poots for insulting him during an Assembly debate on the accident and emergency department at the Royal Victoria Hospital on monday. The Health Minister said: “Mr McCarthy, in true style as that of the village idiot”. Kieran McCarthy MLA said: “I was disgusted […]