Alliance Chief Whip Kieran McCarthy MLA has condemned UUP Leader Tom Elliott’s talk of a plan to stop Sinn Fein gaining the First Minister’s post as nothing more than a grubby and negative tribal pact. Mr Elliott discussed the plan for the UUP and DUP to form a post-election pact in today’s Belfast Telegraph. Kieran […]
The Alliance Party has selected Hannah Su to stand in the Fermanagh and South Tyrone Assembly election and the Dungannon District Council election. Hannah Su said: “I am very pleased to be running for Alliance . We are a party with massive momentum. We have seen Naomi Long elected as an MP and seen David […]
Alliance MLA Anna Lo has welcomed the launch of the Northern Ireland Council for Ethnic Minorities manifesto for the upcoming Assembly election on 5th May. Anna was the first ethnic minority to be elected to the Assembly. Along with Anna, the Alliance Party has also selected Hannah Su to stand in Fermanagh and South Tyrone […]
Alliance South Antrim MLA David Ford and Antrim Councillor Alan Lawther have welcomed the creation of 242 new jobs at the Crumlin based bio technology firm Randox. The news jobs are part of a £15.8 million investment by the company. David Ford MLA said: “This is excellent news and I would like to pass on […]
The Alliance Assembly group has presented Sean Neeson with a gift of a picture of HMS Caroline as he retires from the Assembly. The former leader, who has a keen interest in maritime history, has been an MLA since the Assembly was set up in 1998. He will continue to be a Councillor in Carrick, […]
North Down Alliance Councillor Andrew Muir is reporting significant progress to secure the future of key Historic Buildings in Holywood which are at risk due to their current state of disrepair. After being contacted by members of Holywood Conservation Group the Alliance Councillor has been working hard to save Stewarts Place near the Priory, Holywood […]
The Alliance Party has announced the first of its candidates for the forthcoming District Council Elections. Patrick Clarke will be standing for Down District Council in the Newcastle Electoral Area which includes Dundrum and Castlewellan, as well as the town of Newcastle. Patrick Clarke is a Queen’s University law graduate and is well known in […]
Following the completion of the final report of the Independent Monitoring Commission, Alliance Party Justice Spokesperson, Stephen Farry MLA, has paid tribute to the contribution it played to peace, democracy and the rule of law in Northern Ireland. Stephen Farry stated: “Alliance was instrumental in the formation of the IMC. We had proposed the creation […]
Ahead of St Patrick’s Day, Strangford Alliance MLA Kieran McCarthy has again called for St Patrick’s Day to be made a public holiday. He said the economic and cultural benefits for the whole community would be massive. Last April, Kieran McCarthy had his motion on this issue successfully passed in the Assembly. Kieran McCarthy MLA […]
North Down Alliance Councillor Andrew Muir has condemned pollution of Twisel Burn River which occurred on Saturday (12 March 2011). The pollution incident involved chemicals being released which then resulted in a disgusting foam downstream near Holywood town centre. Commenting on the matter, Cllr Muir stated: “A local resident living off Victoria Road , Holywood […]