Alliance Deputy Leader Naomi Long MLA will be continuing the party’s campaign to end division in Northern Ireland by putting a motion to the Assembly next week. The motion expresses fears at the failure of the Office of the First and Deputy First Minister to meet its own deadline to publish a strategy to improve […]
Lagan Valley Alliance MLA Trevor Lunn has expressed sadness at the loss of 40 jobs at the Montupet car parts plant in Dunmurry. He said that the Stormont Executive’s measures to stop job losses have been largely ineffective and questioned whether Ministers were up to the task of protecting the economy from the worst effects […]
Alliance Health Spokesperson Kieran McCarthy MLA today chaired a Macmillan Cancer Support event at Stormont aimed at making people aware of the poverty facing people with cancer. He praised the excellent work that the charity carries out and encouraged people with cancer to make sure that they find out about all the benefits they are […]
Alliance Party Justice Spokesperson Stephen Farry MLA has responded to comments from the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Shaun Woodward, in the House of Commons today on Loyalist decommissioning. Stephen Farry stated: “The Government must beware of being strung along by the Loyalist paramilitaries over decommissioning. “The constant ‘final-chance’ renewals of decommissioning legislation are […]
Alliance Leader David Ford has called on MPs to vote tomorrow to allow the public to see details of their expenses. On 16 May last year, the High Court ruled that this information should be released under the Freedom of Information Act, but it is feared that MPs are planning to vote against this disclosure. […]
Alliance Party MLA, Stephen Farry, has hailed the inauguration of Barack Obama as President of the United States and argued that Northern Ireland has much to gain from his presidency. Dr Stephen Farry MLA said: “The inauguration of Barack Obama as President is a pivotal moment for both the United States and the wider world, […]
Alliance Deputy Leader Naomi Long has criticised the DUP and Sinn Fein and said Northern Ireland needs collective government, not the centralization of power. Alliance, the Opposition, have placed amendments to today’s Financial Assistance Bill that will not delay the fuel payments by one second, but will stop power moving unfairly to the centre of […]
Alliance Party Finance Spokesperson, Stephen Farry, has criticised the Budget Stocktake statement presented to the Assembly by Finance Minister, Nigel Dodds, as a missed opportunity to confront the economic problems facing Northern Ireland. He has further claimed that the reason that the Executive is hampered from doing so is a £450m funding gap in financial […]
South Antrim Alliance MLA David Ford has hit out at thugs who carried out an attack on two Polish men in Antrim on Saturday. The incident took place as the victims were walking in the Bush Manor around midday on Saturday, and one option police are examining is that there was a racist motive for […]
Ahead of Barack Obama’s inauguration tomorrow, Alliance Leader David Ford has said the incoming US President has brought hope to millions and said he brings with him the chance to change the world for the better, following a difficult few years in America and across the globe. David Ford said: “America has had to wait […]