Alliance Leader David Ford has attacked Sinn Fein for their u-turn on Margaret Ritchie’s conflict transformation funding decision. He said that this u-turn made them look very foolish and showed their lack of integrity. Sinn Fein announced that they would now support Margaret Ritchie in the Executive meeting today following her decision to end the […]
Alliance Party Chief Whip Kieran McCarthy has hit out at the Executive parties for deciding not to hold an Assembly sitting next Tuesday. He said that it is a sorry reflection on the lack of fresh ideas coming from Executive parties. They are holding a special sitting next Thursday to announce the Programme for Government […]
Alliance Deputy Leader Naomi Long has launched a scathing attack on the Office of the First and Deputy First Minister and certain members of its Committee, accusing them of running scared from discussing the vitally important cost of segregation report. Her comments follow the Committee today refusing to allow the report to be discussed. The […]
Coleraine Alliance Councillor Barney Fitzpatrick has strongly welcomed plans for a massive regeneration project for part of Coleraine’s town centre. The consultation on the scheme which will take in the town’s Abbey Street and Mall car parks was announced today by Social Development Minister Margaret Ritchie. Cllr Barney Fitzpartick said: “I strongly welcome the regeneration […]
Alliance Leader David Ford has written to the Environment Minister, Arlene Foster, calling on her to remove herself from controversy by leaving the decision on the Giant’s Causeway Visitor Centre to the Planning Appeals Commission. David Ford said: “It is now some weeks since the Minister said she was ‘minded to’ approve a planning application […]
East Belfast Alliance representatives Naomi Long MLA and Cllr. Michael Long have welcomed an announcement by the Regional Development Minister to extend the 40mph zone along the length of Church Road to include Loughview Primary and Castlereagh Presbyterian Church, subject to legislative process. This follows at least six years of Alliance campaigning with local residents […]
Alliance Leader David Ford has strongly backed Social Development Minister Margaret Ritchie in her decision to end conflict transformation funding and has condemned Peter Robinson’s intervention. Margaret Ritchie’s decision was given in the assembly today and Alliance backed her all the way. David Ford said: “I strongly welcome this decision and I wish to praise […]
Alliance Leader David Ford and South Antrim MLA is tabling a question to Minister Conor Murphy on what he plans to do to ease massive traffic problems facing residents of Hightown and Mayfield in Glengormley and those who work in Mallusk. The Hightown bridge is being closed for six weeks now and for a year […]
Alliance Leader David Ford and South Antrim MLA has called on Roads Service to install a temporary bridge to ease the traffic chaos facing residents of Hightown and Mayfield in Glengormley and those who work in Mallusk. The chaos comes as a result of a bridge being closed in order to allow improvements to the […]
Alliance Health Spokesperson Kieran McCarthy MLA has stated that the severe lack of mental healthcare staff has underlined the urgent need for Health Minister Michael McGimpsey to implement the findings of the Bamford Review. His comments come as the Head of Nursing at Queens University, Professor Jean Orr, stated that she is going to run […]