East Antrim Alliance MLA Sean Neeson has expressed disappointment that Ireland has rejected the Lisbon Treaty with the ‘No’ campaign winning yesterday’s referendum. He also branded Sinn Fein hypocrites on Europe because of their conflicting policies on the issue north and south of the border. Sean Neeson MLA said: “This is a deeply disappointing result […]
Alliance Leader David Ford has said after Antrim Council’s Annual General Meeting: “My colleague Alan Lawther and I have spent considerable time in recent weeks in discussions with the other parties. We wanted to see what we have never had in Antrim before – a reasonable sharing of responsibility across all parties in the chamber. […]
Alliance Chief Whip Kieran McCarthy MLA has slammed the DUP and Sinn Fein’s decision to cancel the Assembly sitting this Monday, when George W. Bush is visiting Belfast. He said that given the lack of work done by the Executive over the past year, they cannot justify losing a day at the Assembly. He also […]
Alliance Belfast Councillor Maíre Hendron has condemned an attack on a house that police are treating as a racist hate crime. Two brick were thrown at a house on the Cregagh Road early on Thursday morning, and paint was thrown against the building. Two Polish families live there, one with two young children. Cllr Hendron […]
Alliance Leader David Ford has said that the Executive must today start the process of overturning Arlene Foster’s decision to refuse to create an Environmental Protection Agency. The Executive is meeting this afternoon, and David Ford last week submitted a petition signed by 30 MLAs compelling it to examine her assessment and take a collective […]
Alliance leader David Ford has slammed the DUP for voting to introduce 42-day detention this evening at Westminster. David Ford said: “The DUP’s decision to support 42-day detention is an outrage. They opposed internment in Northern Ireland but have now effectively supported imprisonment without trial in Great Britain. “I don’t know what reward they got […]
Alliance Leader David Ford has announced that his party will be holding an event in Omagh to discuss how to get a better deal for the West and improve health and transport locally. The seminar, which is open to the public, will be held on Saturday 21 June at the Strule Arts Centre. David Ford […]
Coleraine Alliance Councillor, Barney Fitzpatrick, has welcomed the positive benefits and opportunities offered by the visit of President McAleese to Millburn Primary School in the town. He also condemned the intimidation of John Platt, the principal of the school, prior to the visit. Cllr Fitzpatrick said: “The President’s visit underscores the high esteem the School […]
Alliance Larne councillor Gerardine Mulvenna was last night elected Deputy Mayor of Larne Borough Council. Cllr Mulvenna said: “This is such a privileged position and I hope to continue the good work of my predecessors. “I believe that the council is in the best position that it has ever been in. We will be able […]
Alliance Leader David Ford has today held a meeting with Morgan Tsvangirai’s party colleagues at Stormont to discuss the intimidation and violence Zimbabwe opposition supporters face. He said the meeting was very useful and said that horrific testimonies he heard about violence in Zimbabwe underlined the need for free and fair elections. David Ford said: […]