Tag Archives: Alliance Party

The Norn Iron Executive

Posted on November 30, 2024 by fitzjameshorse

I have been asked by a reader in USA to give the current make up of the Norn Iron Executive and Assembly. Elected in May 2022, there are 90 MLAs from 18 constituencies (5 MLAs in each constituency). The Assembly … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alliance Party, Andrew Muir, Caoimhe Archibald, Conor Murphy, DUP, Emma Little Pengelly, Gordon Lyons, John O'Dowd, Michelle O'Neill, Mike Nesbitt, Naomi Long, NI Executive, Paul Givan, SDLP, Sinn Féin, UUP | Leave a comment

It Wasn’t Supposed To Be Like This

Posted on November 29, 2024 by fitzjameshorse

There are two things that can be said about the Good Friday Agreement of 1998. The first thing is that it has worked out better than we all thought. The second is that it has worked out worse than we … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alliance Party, Andy Pollak, Brexit, Clare Hanna, Creative Ambiguity, DUP, Fintan O'Toole, Go Lucky Four, good friday agreement, History, IRA, Ireland, Kneecap, letsgetalongerism, Malachi O'Doherty, Mick Fealty, politics, RUC, SDLP, Sean South, Sinn Féin, slugger o toole, UUP, Wolfe Tones | 5 Comments

It Was Eighteen Elections…Not One…And Ninety Proxy Elections.

Posted on July 12, 2024 by fitzjameshorse

The General Election. The Headline Well, it was actually eighteen different elections ….and the British one and it does not really matter. As a spectator sport, it was of course great to see the Conservatives get humiliated, But in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alliance Party, Boris Johnson, Conservative Party, DUP, General Election, Green Party, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour Party, Liberal Democrat, Norn Iron, Plaid Cymru, Reform, Rishi Sunak, SDLP, Sinn Féin, SNP, Starmer, TUV, Upper Bann, UUP | Leave a comment

So Farewell Patricia O’Lynn MLA (Alliance Party)

Posted on May 11, 2023 by fitzjameshorse

Sadly Dr Patricia O’Lynn is the first member of the Stormont Assembly elected in twelve months ago to resign. I wish her well. Dr O;Lynn has served the people of North Antrim for ten months. She is taking up an … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alliance Party, DUP, North Antrim, Patricia O'Lynn, slugger o toole | 7 Comments

Alliance Party: The Non-Candidates

Posted on May 11, 2023 by fitzjameshorse

Spare a thought today for two Alliance Party members who will not be on a ballot paper next week. Mimi Unamoyo was nominated for the Balmoral DEA. She is a refugee from Democratic Republic of Congo. I wish her well. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alliance Party, Balmoral DEA, Belfast City Council, BelfastLive, Holywood DEA, Kate Livingstone, Mimi Unamoyo | 6 Comments

2022 Assembly Election & 1993 Grand National

Posted on January 6, 2023 by fitzjameshorse

I wrote on Tuesday about how the 2022 Assembly Election and the SDLP performance left me grief-stricken. Time is a great healer so I am trying here to look at what actually happened. First of all the facts. There are … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alliance Party, Assembly Election 2022, DUP, Grand National, Green Party, People Before Profit, SDLP, Sinn Féin, TUV, UUP | 2 Comments

Assembly Election: East Derry

Posted on May 5, 2022 by fitzjameshorse

East Derry is a constituency which includes Coleraine, Limavady, Dungiven,and some coastal towns. Traditionally unionist but with a large Catholic minority and a university (UUC) at Coleraine. East Derry..Currently there are five MLAs…DUP (2) SDLP (1) Sinn Féin (1)). Independent … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alan Robinson, Alliance Party, Amy Merron, Aontú, Assembly Election 2022, Billy Stewart, Caoimhe Archibald, Cara Hunter, Chris McCaw, Claire Sugden, Darryl Wilson, DUP, East Derry, Gemma Brolly, Green Party, John Dallat, Jordan Armstrong, Kathleen McGurk, Mark Coulson, Maurice Bradley, Niall Murphy, People Before Profit, PUP, SDLP, Sinn Féin, Stephanie Quigley, TUV, UUP | 22 Comments

Assembly Election 2022: North Antrim

Posted on May 5, 2022 by fitzjameshorse

North Antrim is a constituency which includes Ballymena, Ballymoney, Bushmills, Ballycastle. The buckle on Norn Iron’s Bible Belt. A nationalist area around Ballycastle. North Antrim : Currently there are five MLAs…DUP (2) UUP (1) TUV (1) Sinn Féin (1). On … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alliance Party, Assembly Election 2022, Bethany Ferris, DUP, Eugene Reid, Green Party, Jim Allister, Laird Singleton, Matthew Armstrong, Mervyn Storey, North Antrim, Patricia O'Lynn, Paul Frew, Paul Veronica, Philp McGuigan, Robin Swann, SDLP, Sinn Féin, TUV, UUP | Leave a comment

Assembly Election 2022: South Antrim

Posted on May 5, 2022 by fitzjameshorse

A constituency comprising Antrim Town and other areas like Ballyclare, stretching to North Belfast at Glengormley. South Antrim: Currently five MLAs: DUP (2) UUP (1). Alliance (1) Sinn Féin (1) Friday 29th April. Antrim Town. The first surprise was the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alliance Party, Andrew Moran, Aontú, David Ford, Declan Kearney, DUP, Green Party, Jerry Maguire, John Blair, Lesley Veronica, Mel Lucas, Pam Cameron, Paul Girvan, Paul Michael, People Before Profit, Roisín Lynch, Roisin Bennett, SDLP, Sinn Féin, South Antrim, Steve Aiken, Trevor Clarke MLA, TUV, UUP | Leave a comment

Assembly Election 2022: East Antrim

Posted on May 5, 2022 by fitzjameshorse

East Antrim includes towns such as Larne and Carrickfergus, staunchly unionist and extends into the Glens of Antrim which is nationalist. I was in East Antrim (Larne and Carrickfergus) and Antrim (South Antrim) on Friday East Antrim. Current make up … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alliance Party, Assembly Election 2022, Carrickfergus, Danny Donnelly, David Hilditch, DUP, Gordon Lyons, Green Party, John Stewart, Larne, Mark Bailey, Norman Boyd, Oliver McMullan, Roy Beggs, SDLP, Sinn Féin, Siobhán McAlister, Stewart Dickson, TUV, UUP | Leave a comment

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