Sinn Féin's Mary Lou McDonald announces that the party will re-enter power sharing in Northern Ireland
Mary Lou McDonald flanked by party colleagues Pearse Doherty, Michelle O'Neill and others. Image: Brian Lawless/PA Images Mary Lou McDonald flanked by party colleagues Pearse Doherty, Michelle O'Neill and others. Image: Brian Lawless/PA Images Updated 55 minutes ago
“We believe that the changes which have been achieved in the negotiations over the last year build on what was agreed in February 2019.”She said that the deal grants “official legal recognition of the Irish language for the first time” and said she wanted to commend activists who campaigned for it. Flanked by party colleagues, she said: “Three years ago, Martin McGuinness set down a challenge to all of us, to get it right and to deliver for all, for every single citizen.“We now have confirmation from the two largest parties that they both are committed to re-entering an executive and establishing a functioning Stormont assembly again,” he said.
“I think people will note that whilst there is a recognition of the facilitation of Irish language, there is also very much a recognition of those of us who are Ulster British and live here in Northern Ireland as well, and there is many mechanisms to strengthen the union.”
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