Stormont has voted in support of Irish citizens living in Northern Ireland having the right to vote for the republic’s president. The Northern Ireland Assembly backed a Sinn Fein motion in favour of ...

First Minister Michelle O’Neill has led tributes to Pope Francis in the Northern Ireland Assembly, stating he represented the ...

Advice is being sought on how a landmark Supreme Court ruling on gender should be applied in Northern Ireland, First Minister Michelle O’Neill has said. Ms O’Neill also urged compassion ...

Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Micháel Martin said the passing of Pope Francis comes with "a profound sadness". Pope Francis died at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta ...

First Minister Michelle O’Neill could attend the funeral of Pope ... including here in Ireland, will feel his loss deeply”. Mrs Little-Pengelly said the pontiff was "held in high regard ...

First Minister Michelle O’Neill said Pope Francis would be best honoured by building a “better future for our children and ...

Events and parades have been held across Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland to commemorate the ... to lead the Northern Ireland Executive is a woman from Tyrone: "Michelle O' Neill is a ...

First Minister Michelle O’Neill has said that it was a “huge honour” to represent those who looked to the late Pope Francis for leadership by attending his funeral on Saturday. Ms O’Neill ...

First Minister Michelle O’Neill has urged Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn to “get on with it” and order a public inquiry in the Sean Brown case. The Court of Appeal in Belfast has ...

Michelle O'Neill has attended her first republican Easter commemoration in Northern Ireland since taking up office as first minister. She addressed a crowd of about 50 at the republican plot in ...

First Minister Michelle O’Neill has confirmed she will attend Pope Francis’s funeral on Saturday (Liam McBurney/PA) Northern Ireland’s First Minister Michelle O’Neill has praised Pope ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Northern Ireland’s First Minister Michelle O’Neill has praised Pope Francis’s “unwavering commitment to justice and peace”.