Alliance MLA Anna Lo has expressed disgust at news of two racist attacks in Portadown. The homes of two Indian families in Princess Way and Princess Gardens were attacked on Thursday evening and windows were smashed in both houses. Anna Lo said: “It is deeply worrying that police are treating these attacks as hate crimes. […]
Alliance Leader David Ford has said the Stormont Executive needs to get its act together on tackling sectarianism. He branded the Executive complacent and his comments come following a second attack on Damien Fleming, who was critically injured in the sectarian attack that claimed the life of Kevin McDaid in Coleraine. David Ford said: “Attacks […]
Alliance Coleraine Councillor Barney Fitzpatrick has condemned the attack on Damien Fleming on Wednesday night. He was attacked near the same place where he and Kevin McDaid were attacked in May by a mob. Two men got out of a car and confronted him before assaulting him. Cllr Barney Fitzpatrick said: “This was a disgusting […]
Alliance Health Spokesperson Kieran McCarthy MLA has said that tackling division would help stop future health cuts that could face Northern Ireland as the UK Treasury aims to tighten its budget. It has been previously reported that Northern Ireland could face a 70,000 hour cut in ambulance services and drastic reductions in the number of […]
After a second night of trouble at an East Belfast interface, Pottinger Alliance Councillor Maíre Hendron has said people are sick of a few individuals destroying the good name of the local community. Councillor Maíre Hendron said: “These disturbances have to stop now. The local community is sick and tired of the actions of a […]
Alliance Enterprise spokesperson Sean Neeson MLA has stated that the new jobs being created by Sainsbury’s will be a boost for the local economy in West Belfast . Around 100 new jobs have been created at the new store. Sean Neeson MLA said: “The creation of this new supermarket shows that Northern Ireland is still […]
Alliance Health Spokesperson Kieran McCarthy MLA has called on the Health Minister Michael McGimpsey to act urgently to address the suspension of gynaecological services at the Erne and Tyrone County Hospitals. His comments come after it was revealed that services were suspended because of a shortage of junior doctors Kieran McCarthy MLA said: “This news […]
Alliance Education Spokesperson Trevor Lunn MLA has said that progress on scrapping academic selection has been depressingly slow and he has called for urgent all party talks on the issue. Trevor Lunn MLA: “It is deeply depressing to hear Caitriona Ruane’s comments on transfer. There has been no compromise and little progress on creating a […]
Alliance Lagan Valley MLA Trevor Lunn has condemned the shooting of a teenage boy in Twinbrook at about 10pm last night. Trevor Lunn MLA said: “This must have been a horrifying ordeal and the community will have been shocked by it. “It is extremely difficult to contemplate the mindset of those who would conduct a […]
Pottinger Alliance Councillor Maíre Hendron has condemned all those behind the interface violence around the Albertbridge Road area last night. Councillor Maíre Hendron said: “This trouble was simply despicable. The community will be annoyed that the actions of some have created very negative headlines. “My serious concerns regarding the rally to mark the closure of […]