LONDON: Sinn Fein signalled a shift to a new, post-conflict generation in Northern Ireland on Monday when the Irish Republican Party named a 40-year-old woman to replace a former IRA commander as its leader in Belfast.
Michelle O’Neill will be a candidate to replace Martin McGuinness as deputy first minister after elections on March 2, following his decision to quit politics for health reasons.
At a press conference in Belfast, Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams described O’Neill as the “new generation” who would “continue the good work Martin pioneered”.
Published in Dawn, January 24th, 2017
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