Larne port council staff removal inquiry motion falls
Alliance Councillor Danny Donnelly has described the failure of a motion to secure an inquiry into events surrounding the withdrawal of council staff from the port of Larne as “a disappointing day for openness and transparency”.
Wednesday, 24th February 2021, 9:40 am
More than 80 viewers tuned in to watch Mid and East Antrim’s elected representatives “knock lumps out of each other” at a special meeting on Monday evening.
The meeting was called by Alliance which is seeking an independent investigation into the “timeline of events, the sources and information which led to this decision given the seriousness of the situation around the removal of staff from Larne port and apparent discrepancies around information provided”.
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Crash victims Owen McMullan and Brigid Wilkinson were remembered as the “life and soul of the party” who “lit up any room” at a joint funeral service in Ballycastle on Tuesday .
Mr McMullan (25) and Ms Wilkinson (21) leave behind three young children after they died in a two-vehicle collision on the Moyarget Road near Ballycastle, Co Antrim, at around 4.50pm on Friday.
At their funeral at St Patrick’s and St Brigid’s Church in the Co Antrim town, parish priest Fr Brian Daly told mourners so many of the couple’s extended family have been affected by the crash and are “heartbroken” by the couple’s passing.
Police have been asked to investigate sinister posters that have been erected in Lurgan featuring a woman holding a gun.
The placards, which appear to be influenced by early UVF posters, were erected in the town centre over the weekend.
They depict a female figure holding a rifle underneath the phrase Ulster 1912 - 2021? , while below it states Deserted. Well - I can stand alone and time to decide!
Police said they are treating the erection of the posters as a hate incident.
SDLP MLA Dolores Kelly said: I ve raised the erection of sinister posters in Lurgan last night with police. This is a time for cool heads. Some in political leadership have failed miserably this week, I hope they catch themselves on quickly for all our sakes.
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