Alliance East Londonderry Representative Cllr Barney Fitzpatrick has expressed his shock and sadness at the death of a 17 year old woman in the Blackburn path area of Limavady last night. Cllr Barney Fitzpatrick said: “This sickening news of this death will have hit the whole community very hard. “It appears that the woman died […]
Alliance Sports Spokesperson Cllr Michael Long has praised the Irish Football Association on winning a MAMA (Metro Éireann Media and Multi-culturalism Award), commending their good community relations work. They gained the accolade at a ceremony on Monday evening at the Radisson Hotel in Dublin. Castlereagh Councillor Michael Long said: “This award is well deserved and […]
Alliance East Londonderry Representative Cllr Barnie Fitzpatrick has hailed news today that the railway line between Londonderry and Coleraine will be getting a revamp. The news was made possible following the Regional Development Minister Connor Murphy’s decision to overturn a ban on investment on the Londonderry line north of Ballymena. The Coleraine Councillor said: “This […]
South Belfast Alliance MLA Anna Lo has expressed shock and annoyance at news of trouble following the switching on of the Christmas lights in Belfast last night. Anna Lo MLA said: “I am disgusted at those who caused trouble following the switching-on of the Christmas lights in Belfast. “This was a great event and it’s […]
Alliance Health Spokesperson Kieran McCarthy MLA has said that the Inland Revenue’s loss of over two hundred thousand local people’s personal details following two CDs going missing in transit is a total disgrace. He said there must be a thorough investigation into the issue and the Executive locally must set up strict protocol here to […]
The Alliance Party has claimed that the executive is in disarray after the UUP and SDLP backed an Alliance amendment criticising the Legislative Programme for being too weak and ignoring many important challenges. Party Finance spokesperson, Stephen Farry stated: “After today’s debate on the Legislative Programme, the Executive now lies in disarray. The Legislative Programme […]
Alliance Party Finance Spokesperson, Stephen Farry MLA, has described the report of the Assembly Finance Committee as ‘flawed’ on the grounds that it dismisses further investigation of a local income tax as a replacement for the regional rate. Dr Farry, who is a member of the Finance Committee, voted against the adoption of the report […]
Speaking on today’s Assembly debate on the Legislative Programme, Alliance Leader David Ford said that almost none of the ideas for new legislation come from the Executive itself. Alliance today put in an amendment to the motion underlining its sheer lack of substance. David Ford said “The Legislative Programme contains next to no original thought […]
Alliance Deputy Leader Naomi Long has given her full support to the campaign to create a Youth Assembly to give young people more input into politics and local decisions that affect them. Her comments come on the day that 108 young people are going to Stormont to bring this campaign to MLAs. Naomi Long MLA […]
Alliance Chief Whip Kieran McCarthy MLA has hit out at the news that those who lost savings in the Farepack collapse last year will not receive any pay out before Christmas. The Strangford MLA said: “This is outrageous news that people who were affected last festive season will now face similar problems this Christmas. The […]