Northern Ireland
Michelle O’Neill: From being a teenage mother to becoming First Minister
With Mary Lou McDonald, their public appearances are often cheerful and personable, a departure from the men in grey suits image of politics in past years
From a background steeped in Irish republicanism, Michelle O’Neill has risen to the cusp of making history as Northern Ireland’s first nationalist first minister.
When MLAs gather at Stormont on Saturday, 47-year-old Ms O’Neill will finally be nominated to the position she became entitled to by leading Sinn Fein to victory in the 2022 Assembly elections.
Her ascent has been delayed by the DUP’s boycott of the powersharing institutions. Since the collapse of Stormont, O’Neill ...
