South Belfast Alliance MLA Anna Lo has condemned a knife attack in South Belfast in which a man was stabbed in the back. The attack happened in the early hours of Saturday morning in the Orchardville Avenue area of Finaghy Road North. Anna Lo MLA said: “I am appalled at the nature of this attack. […]
Alliance Sustainability Spokesperson Cllr Alan Lawther has welcomed news of plans to cut rates bills for people whose homes are environmentally-friendly. The plans were announced by Finance Minister Nigel Dodds. Antrim Councillor Alan Lawther said: “This is very good news for local households. “Incentives that make people want to go green are very important. Given […]
Alliance Sustainability Spokesmen Alan Lawther has urged Sammy Wilson to create a plastic bag levy saying it makes sense and is not difficult to implement. Alan Lawther has challenged Sammy Wilson to prove whether he has any green credentials at all. Cllr Alan Lawther said: “A plastic bag levy is long overdue in Northern Ireland […]
Alliance enterprise spokesperson Sean Neeson MLA has welcomed the £120 million investment by Seagate in their Londonderry site but has stated that he would prefer to see new jobs being created instead. Sean Neeson MLA said: “It is good news that Seagate is still investing in Northern Ireland following last year’s closure of its Limavady […]
South Belfast Alliance MLA Anna Lo has said she strongly disagrees with Minister Paul Goggins comments on human trafficking. She said that Mr Goggins was wrong to say it is not a real problem in Northern Ireland. Her comments come after Mr Goggins released a statement today on the Pentameter 2 multi-agency operation. Anna Lo […]
As the Assembly closes for the summer, Alliance Chief Whip Kieran McCarthy MLA has attacked the Executive over their failure to tackle segregation for the second summer in succession. Maintaining a divided society here costs over £1 billion every year and Alliance has campaigned for years to break down these barriers. Kieran McCarthy MLA stated: […]
North Down Alliance MLA, Stephen Farry, has described the murder of a man in a guesthouse in Princetown Road, Bangor as a ‘shocking event’. Stephen Farry stated: “I would pass on my sympathies to the family and friends of the man who has been brutally murdered in Bangor “This is a shocking event which will […]
Alliance Leader David Ford has said that today’s re-launch of the Environment and Heritage Service has been deeply embarrassing for the Minister Sammy Wilson with many green campaigners, including himself boycotting the event. He is boycotting the event because of the Executive’s failure to set up an independent Environmental Protection Agency. David Ford said: “Instead […]
Alliance Party Justice Spokesperson, Stephen Farry MLA, has welcomed the passage of the Sexual Offences Order in Parliament, and the rejection ofthe DUP amendment to entrench the status quo on the age of consent in Northern Ireland out of line with the rest of the UK. Dr Farry, who chaired the Ad Hoc Committee in […]
Carrickfergus District Policing Partnership member Cllr Stewart Dickson has welcomed a police crackdown on underage drinking this summer. The operation called ‘Summer Splash’ will run across Northern Ireland at weekends throughout the summer and the first weekend of September. Alliance Councillor Stewart Dickson said: “I strongly welcome this initiative. It provides clear proof that if […]