East Antrim Alliance Councillor Stewart Dickson has welcomed the Regional Development Minister’s publication of the draft statutory order for the new A8 dual carriageway between Larne and Belfast, saying it simply must go ahead. Cllr Stewart Dickson said: “I very strongly welcome this progress in the creation of this route. The project will benefit people […]
Alliance Leader David Ford has today announced that Fine Gael Leader Enda Kenny TD will be the guest speaker at this Saturday’s Alliance Party Conference at the Dunadry Hotel near Antrim. David Ford MLA said: “It is a real privilege that Enda Kenny has agreed to be guest speaker at our conference. “We are particularly […]
Alliance MLA Trevor Lunn who sponsored the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors manifesto launch at Stormont today, said he’s glad the RICS agree with Alliance that the cost of segregation has to be tackled head-on. The RICS have said that the £1billion annually wasted on managing division, which Alliance has highlighted for years, should be […]
East Belfast Alliance MP Naomi Long has said she is perplexed as to why NIO Minister, Hugo Swire, has decided to extend legislation which allows anonymity for donors to political parties in Northern Ireland. The Alliance Party supports proposals to increase the transparency of political donations. Naomi Long MP said: “It is perplexing that the […]
East Belfast Alliance MLA and football fan Chris Lyttle has expressed contempt for the individuals who have set up a Facebook hate group against Celtic manager Neil Lennon. Chris Lyttle MLA said: “This is abhorrent and those who set this up must realise they have no place in our society. This is nasty, cowardly and […]
North Down Alliance Councillor Andrew Muir has welcomed news that hopefully all Education and Library Boards across Northern Ireland will no longer welcome circuses involving animals. Cllr Muir has been leading change by working to close this loophole for the last few months. Commenting on the issue, Cllr Muir stated “I am glad that the […]
Alliance Chief Whip Kieran McCarthy has hit against those behind a device that exploded near Guildhall Square in Derry in the early hours of Monday morning. No one was injured. Kieran McCarthy MLA: “I am outraged that the people behind this explosion are still intent on causing disruption, injury and death. The overwhelming majority of […]
East Belfast Alliance Representative Judith Cochrane has expressed disgust at an incident which saw a man’s head being put through a car window on the Upper Newtownards Road, near Bloomfield Baptist Church. Judith Cochrane said: “This was a callous and disgusting attack. The level of savagery displayed by those involved in this is breathtaking “The […]
Alliance Antrim Councillor Neil Kelly has condemned those who left a pipe bomb outside a house in Norfolk Square in Antrim on Sunday morning. A number of homes were evacuated but no one was injured. Cllr Neil Kelly said: “I am sickened and disgusted by those who continue to believe in the use of violence […]
Alliance Carrickfergus Councillor Stewart Dickson has called upon the Department for Regional Development to look again at their decision to stop work on the A2 Shore Road widening scheme in Greenisland. The DRD draft Savings Delivery Plan indicated that no money will be made available for this project in the next budget despite a lot […]