Ahead of tonight’s premiere of the City of Ember film in Belfast, Former Alliance Chair Yvonne Boyle said it is a great example of the potential benefits the film industry can offer Northern Ireland. She said that more should be done to boost the local film industry and to attract big-money directors to come here […]
Alliance MLA Trevor Lunn has today met with an official from Help the Aged to advance his plan to tackle fuel poverty among older people. Earlier this week Mr Lunn unveiled his proposal, saying that a fund should be set up to allocate money from those who are given a winter fuel payment, but do […]
Alliance Youth Chair Stephen Martin said: “The postponement of the Ulster Unionist’s conference shows the terrible state their party is in. “If they cannot even organise their own party conference, how can the public expect them to deliver in government? The news of this postponement tells everyone that their link-up with the Conservatives won’t be […]
Alliance Youth West Tyrone representative Michael Bower has slammed Ogra Shinn Fein for encouraging members to paint post boxes green in order to assert their “national identity”. Michael Bower stated, “This is a pointless, immature campaign aimed at riling people and causing controversy. Ogra Shinn Fein is doing this to define areas as being republican […]
East Antrim Alliance MLA Seán Neeson’s amendment on investment inequalities was passed in the Assembly this week. His amendment focussed on tackling barriers to labour mobility, like segregation in our society. Séan Neeson MLA, who is Alliance Enterprise spokesperson, stated: “I am very pleased that my Assembly amendment was passed. I believe that employment opportunities […]
Alliance Youth Chair Stephen Martin has called on young people to consider volunteering some of their free time to give something back to their local community. The Lisburn representative commented: “In 2007, it is estimated there were 750,000 people volunteered their time in Northern Ireland to an array of different activities. There were 470,000 doing […]
East Belfast Alliance MLA Naomi Long has welcomed the fact that the Assembly voted in favour of a motion put forward by herself and Dawn Purvis calling on the Minister for Regional Development to preserve safe pedestrian and cyclist access on the Comber Greenway. Cllr Long has expressed her concern about the potential impact on […]
Alliance Health Spokesperson Kieran McCarthy MLA has called on the Health Minister to act more strongly and decisively to resolve the dispute which is denying most people in Northern Ireland health consultations at their local pharmacy. Many pharmacies refused to provide the consultation service following a contractual dispute which is still ongoing. The Opposition MLA […]
Alliance Councillor Tom Campbell has welcomed the fact that the local co-ownership scheme has secured £35m in private finance. Cllr Campbell, a member of Newtownabbey Borough Council representing the Antrim Line area, said: “This is a bit of good news at a time of economic gloom and a slump in the housing market. This move […]
Alliance MLA Trevor Lunn has said that a fund should be set up to allocate money from those who are given a winter fuel payment, but do not need it, to older people who are in real need. He said that people who do not need the payment should donate to a fund established and […]