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February 5, 2024

Sinn Féin's Michelle O'Neill Becomes Northern Ireland's First Irish Nationalist Leader
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History has been made in Northern Ireland as Sinn Féin's Michelle
O'Neill has been sworn in to the top post of Northern Ireland's
Parliament, marking the first time the position has been held by a
politician who supports the reunification of Ireland. This comes days
after the pro-British Democratic Unionist Party agreed to end its nearly
two-year-long boycott of the power-sharing government. Michelle O'Neill
spoke on Sunday.

Michelle O'Neill: "Today opens the door to a future, a shared future. I
am honored to stand here as first minister. We mark a moment of equality
and a moment of progress, a new opportunity to work and to grow
together, confident in that wherever we come from, whatever our
aspirations are, we can and we must build our future together."



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