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Michelle O'Neill at Stormont
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03/02/2024
New Northern Ireland first minister Michelle O'Neill making her first speech in the Assembly Chamber
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First Minister, as someone who represents that good 40 agreement generation, and someone
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who will lead us into the next 25 years, I'm also an Ulster woman, a Tyrone woman, a deeply
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proud Irish and European citizen. And this is an historic day, and it does represent
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a new dawn. For the very first time, a nationalist takes up the position of First Minister. That
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such a day would ever come was unimaginable to my parents' and grandparents' generation.
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But because of the good 40 agreement, that old state that they were born into is now
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gone, and a more democratic and a more equal society exists. And this is now a better place
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for all of us. This place that we call home, that we all love, the north of Ireland, Northern
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Ireland, where you can be British, Irish, both or none, is all a changing portrait.
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But yesterday is gone. Today is a new day. And I think my appointment today reflects
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the change that's happening.
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I am a Republican. I will serve everyone equally and be a First Minister for all. To all of
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you who are British and Unionist, your national identity, your cultures, your traditions are
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important to me. I will be both inclusive and respectful to you all. None of us are
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being asked to surrender who we are. Our allegiances are equally legitimate. But let's walk this
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two-way street together. Let's meet one another halfway. I will be doing so with an open hand
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and also with heart.
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