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Analysis: Michelle and Emma’s show of strength gives cause for hope of a brighter future

After so much division, wasn’t it bloody brilliant to see two confident young female leaders from different communities unite for a greater cause

Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O'Neill and Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly in Washington

In politics, sometimes events happen which can for some reason take on a greater significance than what was immediately apparent.

They can help define an era or period.

They become a moment.

Last week in Washington DC, at the Ireland Funds national gala dinner, one such moment occurred.

It was the sight of Sinn Féin’s First Minister Michelle O’Neill and the DUP’s Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly standing side-by-side declared to a room of leading ...