Conrad Dixon has been selected by the Alliance Party to stand in the Craigavon Central area in the forthcoming local government elections. Conrad Dixon said: “I am extremely proud to have been selected as the Alliance candidate for Craigavon Central. £1 billion is wasted every year maintaining a segregated society in Northern Ireland – at […]
East Belfast Alliance Representative Chris Lyttle has welcomed news that a £225m rescue package for the Presbyterian Mutual Society, agreed by the Assembly, will be available to the administrators of the PMS within a week. He said he hopes that this will mean many savers will see their savings again by June. Chris Lyttle said: […]
Alliance South Belfast representative Anna Lo has welcomed the re-opening of the Lyric theatre which will have the first rehearsals today for the first production The Crucible. Anna Lo said: “The Lyric is one of Northern Ireland’s best assets. The support and respect it has was demonstrated by the number of well known names in […]
Alliance Foyle representative Keith McGrellis has condemned those responsible for a bomb left near the courthouse in Derry on Sunday night. The area was closed off and a number of people were evacuated including elderly residents from a nearby sheltered housing development. Keith McGrellis said: “I was shocked and saddened to learn that dissident republicans […]
The Alliance Party has selected Cookstown representative Michael McDonald to contest the Mid Ulster Assembly election and the Cookstown District Council election. Michael McDonald said: “There is a real appetite for change in Northern Irish politics right now and Alliance is at the forefront of that change. I am delighted to have been selected as […]
Local Alliance Councillor Michael Long has expressed sadness at the death of a 19-year-old motorcyclist who died in an accident on Mount Merrion Avenue in the Cregagh area of East Belfast at about 10.15pm last night. Cllr Michael Long said: “I want to pass on my deepest condolences to the family and friends of the […]
Castlereagh Alliance Councillor Judith Cochrane has expressed her disappointment as their motion aimed at ending a situation in which only a DUP member sits on the Council’s Management Team, was defeated by 13 votes to 5 by DUP and UUP Councillors. Alliance had called for no elected representatives to be included on the Management Team, […]
Upper Bann Alliance Party Representatives Sheila McQuaid and Harry Hamilton have welcomed news that planning permission has been granted for a Tesco store at the Bridgewater Retail Park near Banbridge. Sheila McQuaid said: “I am absolutely delighted at this news. It brings with it the prospect of many new jobs for the area and also […]
East Antrim Alliance Representative Gerardine Mulvenna has welcomed news that Domino’s Pizzas is today opening an outlet in Larne and another in Carrick, saying the news is a significant boost to the local economy. Gerardine Mulvenna said: “The opening of these outlets is great news for both Larne and Carrickfergus. “It shows that even when […]
Local Belfast Alliance Councillor Maire Hendron has welcomed the announcement that the Department for Social Development have provided £2 million of funding for the refurbishment of the former Templemore Avenue School in East Belfast. Cllr Maire Hendron said: “This is excellent news and will provide a great resource for people in the area. “I have […]