Alliance South Antrim MLA David Ford has welcomed the closure of the Hightown landfill on the Newtownabbey / North Belfast border. Closure took place following action taken by the Department of the Environment after David Ford referred complaints from local people to the DOE. David Ford MLA said: “I welcome the fact that the Environment […]
Alliance Chief Whip Kieran McCarthy has stated that every time the Executive has a tough decision to make, they end up in disarray. He said that Northern Ireland needs stable government not brinkmanship. His comments come after Minister Margaret Ritchie and the SDLP issued threats about their future in the Executive and were angry about […]
Alliance Castlereagh Councillor Sara Duncan has expressed her disgust at the assault on a man in his home in the Newtownbreda area of Belfast on Monday night. Up to five masked men burst into the man’s house where they tied him up while they ransacked his house. It is believed one of the men was […]
Alliance Party Finance Spokesperson, Stephen Farry MLA, has pointed to missed opportunities in the Executive’s Package to deal with the economic downturn. Dr Stephen Farry stated: “There are some positive measures in the Executive’s package, but they have also followed the Brownite tendency of re-announcing many existing measures. Alliance’s greatest concern lies in what was […]
Alliance Enterprise Spokesperson Seán Neeson MLA has welcomed the announcement of cuts to gas and electricity rates but said he is unhappy that Northern Ireland Electricity will not be reviewing prices until the autumn. He has called for NIE to be brought before the Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee. Long-standing fair energy prices campaigner, Séan Neeson […]
Alliance South Belfast MLA Anna Lo has shown her support with Zimbabweans currently living in Northern Ireland on the humanitarian crisis currently happening in Zimbabwe. She attended a demonstration organised by the Zimbabwe Solidarity Campaign outside Belfast City Hall. Anna Lo MLA said: “I am proud to show my support to the Zimbabwe Solidarity Campaign […]
Alliance Strangford MLA Kieran McCarthy has condemned the armed robbery by two men who stole a large sum of money from a man in Kircubbin on Thursday night. A white hatchback carrying the robbers blocked the man’s car as he was driving in the Rubane Road area when they pointed a gun at him and […]
Lagan Valley Alliance MLA Trevor Lunn has launched his Winter Fuel Trust, which will help older people in most need heat their homes during the winter. Trevor Lunn is calling on any older people who do not believe that they need their Winter Fuel Payment, to donate it to his Trust, so that it can […]
Alliance Chief Whip Kieran McCarthy MLA has blasted the individuals who intimidated workers that were trying to grit local roads. Roads Service withdrew the service from a Londonderry estate and had to reschedule it to an early morning one because individuals were throwing stones at workers. Kieran McCarthy MLA said: “I am angry that thugs […]
Alliance Party Justice and Human Rights Spokesperson, Dr Stephen Farry MLA, has expressed concerns over the recommendations of the NI Human Rights Commission for a Northern Ireland Bill of Rights, including the fear that the proposals will further entrench sectarian divisions. Stephen Farry stated: “As a liberal, internationalist party, Alliance has always been a strong […]