A Sinn Fein-led Northern Ireland and prospects for reunification
Michelle O'Neill during her keynote speech at the Sinn Fein Ard Fheis at the Technological University of Shannon Campus in Athlone, County Westmeath, November 10, 2023
THE inauguration of Northern Ireland’s first nationalist first minister is a historic moment.
It shows that times are changing. A united Ireland in the medium-term future is now a realistic prospect, though powerful forces still obstruct it.
Obstruction is of course the reason why Sinn Fein’s Michelle O’Neill was only sworn in at the weekend, when her party became the largest in Stormont back in May 2022.
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