Stormont: 'I absolutely intend being a First Minister for all' Michelle O'Neill

Sinn Fein's vice-president tells Downtown Radio & Cool FM that she wants to reach out to those with a British and Unionist identity

Michelle O'Neill makes a speech after being confirmed Stormont's First Minister
Author: Nigel GouldPublished 5th Feb 2024

Michelle O'Neill has been outlining her immediate plans - as she begins the first week as First Minister of the newly-elected Stormont Executive.

She sat down with our Political Reporter James Gould - and emphasised again that she intended to be a Frist Minister "for all".

She said she would especially reach out to those with a British and Unionist identity.

In response to what she meant when she said she would be First Minister for all, she said:

"It actually means what it says on the tin," she said.

"I am going to serve everybody equally - I am a Republican, I am a proud Irish Republican but I also want to work in collaboration with others including those poeple who value the union

"I have said I want to very clearly reach out to those people who have a British identity and value the union."