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.
