The Alliance Party has selected Vasundhara Kamble to stand in Fermanagh and South Tyrone in the Westminster election. Vasundhara Kamble said: “I am very pleased to have been selected as Alliance candidate for Fermanagh and South Tyrone. “Alliance is the only party that puts the needs of all ahead of the constitutional issue. Alliance is […]
Alliance Chief Whip Kieran McCarthy MLA has launched a scathing attack on the Ulster Unionists branding them headless chickens over their decision to back the SDLP for the Justice Minister post. Kieran McCarthy MLA said: “Recently Sir Reg Empey said that because David Ford was not a unionist he couldn’t be Justice Minister, now the […]
North Down Alliance Westminster Candidate, Stephen Farry, has responded to the decision of Sylvia Hermon to leave the UUP and to fight the Westminster Election as an independent, and looked forward to engaging on the issues. Dr Stephen Farry stated: “Sylvia is a hugely and widely respected figure within North Down for her commitment to […]
East Belfast Alliance MLA Naomi Long has praised those involved in rescuing 65 people from a plane after smoke was seen coming from an engine at city airport this morning. Naomi Long MLA said: “I want to praise the authorities on the swift action they took to clear the plane and deal with this incident. […]
Trevor Lunn has been selected to stand for the Alliance Party in the Westminster election in Lagan Valley. He is a former Mayor of Lisburn city and as the party’s education spokesperson led the way in organising and chairing current multi-party talks on post-primary transfer. Trevor Lunn said: “I am very proud to have been […]
South Antrim MLA David Ford has welcomed assurances from the Minister for Regional Development, Conor Murphy, that he will examine the railway timetable on the Northern Corridor. Speaking in the Assembly, David Ford told the Minister that there were significant problems with the timetable on the line. He said that while it was welcome that […]
A piece of artwork depicting a shared future has been unveiled in Ballymacarrett, East Belfast. The mural is the product of extensive cross-community work between the Inner East Neighbourhood Partnership and Short Strand Community Partnership. Funding for the scheme was provided by the Shared Communities Consortium lead by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and […]
West Tyrone Alliance Association has selected Michael Bower as the Alliance Party’s candidate for the upcoming Westminster election. Speaking on his selection Michael Bower commented, “I am honoured to be selected to fight for the West Tyrone Westminster seat for Alliance. “Only Alliance prioritises building a shared future for Northern Ireland and consensus based, cross-community […]
Alliance MLA Anna Lo has condemned a petrol bomb attack on a house in Ballymena. The incident took place at a house on Galgorm Road at around 10.30 pm last night, and Anna Lo said that given the fact that a woman from Eastern Europe was in the house at the time there would be […]
Alliance Party Justice Spokesperson, Stephen Farry, has responded to the attack on David Ford by the UUP Assembly Member Danny Kinahan. Stephen Farry stated: “Danny Kinahan entered Assembly politics decrying negative politics. His innocence didn’t last for long. “The reason that David Ford refers to the DUP and Sinn Fein as now the ‘relative extremes’ […]