Coleraine Alliance Councillor Barney Fitzpatrick has welcomed the announcement that the University of Ulster is to build a £7.6 million sports centre at its Coleraine campus. It is planned that work will commence next year with completion in 2011. Cllr Barney Fitzpatrick said: “This is great news for the Coleraine campus and the town itself. […]
In 1999, Tony Blair and Dutch Prime Minister Wim Kok agreed to hold bilateral conferences on issues of shared interest and Alliance MLA Anna Lo is today speaking at the 10th Anniversary conference in Belfast. Other speakers at the Apeldoorn Conference, which is taking place at both the Grand Opera House and at Stormont include […]
Coleraine Alliance Councillor Barney Fitzpatrick has condemned the attack on police on Sunday evening in Coleraine in which stones were thrown at them. The attack happened in the Heights area of the town. Cllr Barney Fitzpatrick said: “I am appalled at this attack on the police. Given the events of recent months in the town […]
An Assembly motion from South Belfast Alliance MLA Anna Lo is being debated on Monday (tomorrow) calling on MLAs to recognise the positive contributions of migrants in Northern Ireland , review the Migrant Workers Strategy and re-establish the Racial Equality Forum.. Anna Lo said it is important that all Assembly Members unite to send out […]
Coleraine Alliance Councillor Barney Fitzpatrick has condemned those behind a threat made against his party colleague Anna Lo, that a cross community event that she was attending in the Lodge Road Hotel on Thursday night should be cancelled. She still attended a multi-cultural forum event and a churches event in Coleraine yesterday despite the threat. […]
North Down Alliance MLA, Stephen Farry, has written to the DSD Minister, Margaret Ritchie, to clarify the role of her Department in funding a loyalist paramilitary memorial in Kilcooley, Bangor. Dr Stephen Farry MLA stated: “I am deeply concerned about this memorial garden. It is a glorification of terrorism and is something that has been […]
Alliance Education Spokesperson Trevor Lunn MLA has said he is pleased that following David Ford’s letter to the other main parties that it appears preparatory talks on the post-primary transfer crisis will now take place between four of the five main parties. Last Thursday, David Ford wrote to Peter Robinson, Martin McGuinness, Mark Durkan and […]
Alliance Leader David Ford has expressed anger at a threat against Anna Lo MLA in which someone warned that an event she was due to speak at in Coleraine should be called off. She still attended a multi-cultural forum event and a churches event in Coleraine yesterday despite the threat. The threat was phoned into […]
The Alliance Party has published its response to the NIO’s consultation on the recommendations of the report from the Consultative Group on the Past. The Party has called on the Government to proceed on the basis of the Legacy Commission and to guarantee the long-term future of the Historical Enquiries Team as part of the […]
Alliance Leader David Ford has commented following reports of a disagreement between the First and Deputy First Minister regarding a meeting on the budget for the future Justice Ministry. David Ford said: “People don’t expect Martin McGuinness and Peter Robinson to be best mates but they need to have a good working relationship. Their parties […]