Alliance South Belfast MLA Anna Lo has uttered her disgust at the daubing of racist graffiti in the Village area of South Belfast. Nazi symbols and racist slogans appeared on a bridge along the Donegall Road. The South Belfast MLA said: “Such symbols and graffiti disgust me and have no place in our society. “I […]
North Down Alliance MLA and Mayor, Stephen Farry, has expressed his frustration that the Minister of Education has turned down Conlig Primary School’s development proposal to transform to integrated status, highlighting the local demand for integrated education and the huge potential catchment area for the school. Stephen Farry stated: “This is a most frustrating decision […]
Alliance Strangford MLA Kieran McCarthy has sated that the recent spate of attacks on cars with bricks could result in a fatality. His comments follow the latest attack on a motorist in the Ards area. Dominic Lennon suffered cuts to the head when a brick was thrown at his car on Wednesday night on the […]
East Belfast Alliance MLA Naomi Long and local Alliance Councillor Judith Cochrane have welcomed the decision by the Environment and Heritage Service to refuse an extinguishment order on a right of way between Gilnahirk Road and Avenue. Naomi Long spoke against the extinguishment at a public inquiry held in November last year, which was attended […]
Newtownabbey Alliance Councillor Tom Campbell has stated that he is deeply saddened at news that a man died when a tyre exploded at Montgomery Transport’s depot in Mallusk yesterday. Cllr Tom Campbell said: “I’m very shocked at news of this tragic death. I am deeply saddened that someone has lost their life whist they were […]
Alliance Sustainability Spokesperson Cllr Alan Lawther has welcomed news that Environment Minister Arlene Foster has indicated she is considering the idea of placing a levy on plastic bags. Antrim Councillor Alan Lawther said: “Alliance has been campaigning to have a levy placed on plastic bags for years. We are glad she is considering our way […]
Alliance MLA Trevor Lunn has stated that a dangerous vacuum now exists in the Executive, because Ian Paisley has announced plans to resign but will still be in power until May at least. Mr Lunn said that the political vacuum could lead to instability and that the DUP are playing a very risky game by […]
Alliance Sports Spokesperson Michael Long has demanded that Culture Arts and Leisure Minister Edwin Poots provide the £4.2 million funding promised to the Irish Football Association now, following the changes they recently voted on. The IFA recently fulfilled the final condition of the funding by reducing their Executive from 18 members to 11, but Mr […]
Leader of the Alliance Party, David Ford MLA, commenting on Ian Paisley’s announcement of his upcoming resignation, said: “History will judge whether Ian Paisley will be remembered for forty years of saying ‘no’ or one year of saying ‘probably’. Many will say his road to Damascus conversion came thirty five years too late. “The achievements […]
Alliance Education Spokesperson Trevor Lunn MLA has broadly welcomed Education Minister Caitríona Ruane’s statement on area planning, but said it did not provide enough detail and it also raised concerns regarding inequality. Trevor Lunn MLA stated: “I broadly welcome this statement. Even though it did not provide real meat on the bones of her post-11 […]