Sinn Féin's Michelle O'Neill has made history after she was appointed Northern Ireland's first nationalist first minister. The DUP's Emma Little-Pengelly has been appointed deputy first minister.

Michelle O'Neill was profiled by her Sinn Féin party colleague Mary Lou McDonald for the TIME100 Next list. O'Neill, the ...

Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill apologised for the lives lost during the Troubles as she was sworn in as Northern Ireland's first-ever nationalist first minister in a landmark moment. The 47-year-old ...

it overtook the SDLP to become the biggest nationalist party in Northern Ireland. Its core belief is that Ireland should be united as one country. So, like in Scotland where its first minister ...

Parties supporting the Good Friday Agreement will stand together to secure the future of the political institutions in tomorrow's crucial Assembly vote for Northern Ireland's First and Deputy ...

Unionist leaders in Northern Ireland have paid tribute to Alex Salmond after Scotland’s first SNP first minister died ...

And the prospect not just of restored devolution, functioning government for Northern Ireland, but a Sinn Féin First Minister, Michelle O'Neill. A Sinn Féin first minister would be a landmark ...

Scotland's First Minister John Swinney said on Wednesday ... and "not even on the horizon." Meanwhile, in Northern Ireland, the nationalist party Sinn Féin is the largest party for the first ...

Northern Ireland’s First and deputy First Ministers are to meet trade union representatives over protecting jobs at Harland and Wolff. The historic Belfast shipyard earlier announced the ...

The 47-year-old has vowed to be a first minister for all and hailed a 'historic day' as devolved government is expected to return in Northern Ireland following a two-year political collapse.