Lyttle welcomes Executive plan on centenaries

Alliance OFMDFM spokesperson Chris Lyttle MLA has welcomed the fact that the Executive have agreed to a plan to co-ordinate the commemoration of a number of centenaries in the next ten years. Alliance proposed a motion which was passed in the Assembly in February on centenaries. Chris Lyttle MLA said: “I welcome the fact that […]

Alliance Assembly Press and Communications Officer

Application form Job Description and specification Completed forms should be emailed to nuala.mcallister@party.niassembly.gov.uk or alternatively by post to: Stewart Dickson MLA, Alliance Chief Whip, C/o Room 220, Parliament Buildings, Stormont, Belfast, BT4 3XX marked ‘Communications & Press Officer Post’ to arrive not later than Friday, 30th March at 12 noon Late applications and CV’s will […]

Lo calls on drivers to remain vigilant following latest car hijacking attempt

Alliance South Belfast MLA Anna Lo has called on drivers to remain vigilant to car hijacking attempts after a woman was approached by a man while she was parking her car on the Lisburn Road on Friday but he ran off when a passer-by intervened. Anna was herself a victim to an attempted car hijacking […]

Clarke welcomes tourism boost for Silent Valley

Newcastle Alliance Councillor Patrick Clarke has welcomed the opening of enhanced tourist facilities at Silent Valley Mountain Park outside Newcastle. Tourism Minister Arlene Foster attended the opening of the tourist redevelopment scheme at the Silent Valley Reservoir situated in the Mournes Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty on Wednesday 14th March. Silent Valley reservoir is now […]

McNamee describes bus shelter vandalism as ‘wanton acts of destruction’

East Belfast Alliance councillor Laura McNamee has condemned those behind the destruction of several bus shelters in her constituency. A number of shelters throughout East Belfast were smashed by vandals overnight, on the Newtownards Road and Old Holywood Road, as well as the Ballyhackamore and Ballybeen areas. Councillor McNamee said the actions were “wanton acts […]

McCarthy calls for full investigation into death of patient left on a trolley in the Royal hospital

Alliance Health spokesperson Kieran McCarthy MLA has called on the Health Minister to carry out a full investigation into the death of a patient who was left on a trolley at the Royal Victoria Hospital waiting to be transferred between wards. Kieran McCarthy MLA said: “I am simply shocked that this man appears to have […]

Long raises issue of East Belfast pipe bomb attacks in Westminster

Alliance East Belfast MP Naomi Long raised the issue of recent pipe bomb attacks in East Belfast during Prime Minister’s Question Time in Westminster. In addition to condemning the incidents, she also pressed the Deputy Prime Minister to ensure that the work previously undertaken by the Independent Monitoring Commission, which assessed both paramilitary and criminal […]

Cochrane welcomes progress on teaching of computer science in schools

Alliance East Belfast MLA Judith Cochrane has raised the issues of Computer Science with the Minister of Education John O’Dowd MLA in the Assembly. She asked the Minister whether his Department planned to introduce a separate computer science GCSE subject to address the skills shortage in this sector. The Minister responded saying: “I noted with […]