Alliance Chair Michael Long has said that with the Irish Football Association potentially facing a £50,000 fine after an assistant referee was hit with a coin thrown by a Northern Ireland fan, we now need football offences-style laws here. Alliance has been pushing for such legislation to be implemented in Northern Ireland for a number […]
Alliance Sports Spokesperson Cllr Michael Long has condemned trouble which took place before Northern Ireland’s match against Poland in Belfast today. He said the violence underlined the need for football offences laws here, and the party has previously brought a motion on the issue to the Stormont Assembly. Michael Long, who is Chair of Alliance […]
Lagan Valley Alliance MLA Trevor Lunn has said he is very pleased that Skeagh House residential home in Dromore will not now close, following a strong local campaign against the closure. Trevor Lunn MLA: “The strength of feeling against the closure of Skeagh House has prevailed. “I want to take this opportunity to commend everyone […]
Strangford Alliance MLA Kieran McCarthy has arranged a public meeting to allow Portaferry residents to air their views after their homes were left without water last weekend. The meeting is taking place on Wednesday 8 April at 7pm at the Market House in the Square in Portaferry. An official from NI Water will be there […]
South Belfast Alliance MLA Anna Lo has praised the work of local police in cracking down on human trafficking and has welcomes the launch of new services to tackle this problem in Northern Ireland. Anna Lo met with Security Minister Paul Goggins last year to discuss the issue and the Alliance youth wing has campaigned […]
Put 11-plus fights aside for the greater good – Lunn Alliance Education Spokesperson Trevor Lunn MLA today proposed a motion in the Assembly calling for the temporary maintenance of academic selection to prevent unregulated chaos on post-primary transfer. Trevor Lunn MLA: “We have offered a short-term fix to allow all parties to reconsider the way […]
Alliance Education Spokesperson Trevor Lunn MLA is proposing a motion in the Assembly tomorrow which will give politicians a chance to prevent chaos on post-primary transfer. Alliance is calling for the CCEA test to be employed on a temporary basis to avert the anarchy presented by the Education Minister’s proposals. Trevor Lunn MLA stated: “Alliance […]
Strangford Alliance MLA Kieran McCarthy has expressed frustration that homes in Portaferry were left without water on Sunday, and some farms still appear to be left without too. A burst pipe led to the problems. Kieran McCarthy MLA said: “I am deeply annoyed that local people were left without this vital resource and although the […]
It is always a pleasure to welcome Conference here to Dunadry, to South Antrim. That welcome is, however, tinged with sadness this year as we reflect on the events of two weeks ago. On Saturday 8 March, Antrim hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons, with the murders of Sappers Patrick Azimkar and Mark […]
I don’t think I need to go over the events of the last two years which have led to the persistent impasse in our education system. Caitriona Ruane has led from the front, determined to implement Sinn Féin policy ably assisted more recently by John O’Dowd and the immoveable object of the DUP has stood […]