Alliance Coleraine Councillor Barney Fitzpatrick has expressed shock at news of a road accident resulting in the death of a man near Portrush. The two-car crash took place close to the Priestland Road juncition of the Ballybogey Road at 8.30 pm last night. Cllr Barney Fitzpatrick said: “I am shocked and deeply saddened by news […]
South Belfast Alliance MLA Anna Lo has joined the campaign seeking asylum status for a Zimbabwean family who live in Belfast. Mr Upenyu Hove stated that he was beaten and tortured by police for organizing pro-democracy rallies against the Robert Mugabe government. He and his partner fled Africa in 2002, and they have five year […]
Strangford Alliance MLA Kieran McCarthy has slammed the DUP Councillors in Ards who have displayed total hypocrisy over industrial de rating. Cllr McCarthy said that Ards Councillors recently met with leading local company Pritchitts and the Northern Ireland Manufacturers Focus Group and promised they would continue to support industrial de-rating. However, the day after that […]
Alliance MLA Séan Neeson plans to bring the voting system within the Assembly into the 21st century have taken a leap forward with a feasibility study of e-voting in the chamber commencing tomorrow. At the end of May Mr Neeson tabled proposals to the Assembly Procedures Committee for electronic voting to be used instead of […]
Alliance Chief Whip Kieran McCarthy MLA has called for more funding to be redirected to traffic police to enable them to take more speeding driver to task. His call comes as the Audit Office released details showing that up to 42,000 drivers in Northern Ireland that broke the speed limit got away unpunished because police […]
South Belfast Alliance MLA Anna Lo has praised Donegal Celtic football club’s pro-active work in encouraging people from ethnic minority backgrounds get involved in football. She recently hosted a Stormont reception to announce the event and has helped in its organization. Anna Lo MLA stated: “I would like to praise the excellent pro-active approach of […]
Alliance Sustainability Spokesperson Cllr Alan Lawther has backed a new green energy grants scheme launched today by Minister Nigel Dodds. He did however call on the Minister to ensure that these grants are easy to apply for because applicants for other similar energy schemes have been plagued by red tape. The Antrim Alliance Party Councillor […]
Alliance Environment Spokesperson Cllr Stewart Dickson has called on parents to try to be more environmentally-friendly on the school run. He has asked parent to consider getting children to use public transport or walk with them to school. He also praised the adaptations made by Translink to their buses, making them safer for schoolchildren. The […]
Alliance Lagan Valley MLA Trevor Lunn has welcomed the opening of the new Rowandale Integrated Primary school in Moira. The School was one of two new integrated primary schools that opened their doors for the first time today to pupils, with the other being Kindle Controlled Integrated Primary School near Ballykinlar. The Lagan Valley MLA […]
Following today’s cross party visit to Hydebank Wood women’s prison, the Alliance Party representative in the group, Councillor Sara Duncan has said that the visit was extremely useful. The Castlereagh Councillor said: “Today’s visit has been very useful. We have heard a lot about conditions in the prison and I would urge the government to […]