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Global News Podcast

Michelle O'Neill makes history as Northern Ireland's new first minister

Global News Podcast

BBC

News, Daily News

4.38.3K Ratings

🗓️ 4 February 2024

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

The Sinn Féin vice-president is the first Irish nationalist to hold the position in the assembly at Stormont. Also: US and UK launch strikes on Iran-backed Houthi targets in Yemen, and raccoon mischief triggers a blackout in Toronto.

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0:14.0

This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

0:18.0

I'm Janet Jalil and in the early hours of Sunday the 4th of February these are our main stories

0:25.4

A historic moment for Northern Ireland as for the first time an Irish Nationalist has been appointed as first minister.

0:34.2

There have been renewed US-led airstrikes on hooty targets in Yemen.

0:41.4

Also in this podcast, we've had raccoons go into the subway tunnels and interrupt subway

0:46.2

traffic and walk right onto the subway trains. You know, they have places to go to, people

0:51.4

to see. But now one of the animals has caused a huge

0:55.0

power outage in the Canadian City of Toronto.

1:00.0

Saturday was a historic day in Northern Ireland after two years without a functioning

1:08.4

government. For the first time since it was formed more than a century ago, Northern Ireland, which is part of the

1:14.3

United Kingdom, now has a nationalist leader who wants the province to one day reunite with

1:20.5

the Republic of Ireland. Accepting the post of First Minister in the Assembly installment on the outskirts of Belfast,

1:27.5

Michelle O'Neill of the pro-united Ireland party, Sinn Féin, pledged to serve all citizens equally, including those who want Northern

1:36.3

Ireland to remain part of the UK.

1:38.9

As an Irish Republican, I pledge cooperation and genuine honest effort with all those colleagues of a British

1:46.4

of a Union tradition who charge the Union. This is an Assembly for all, Catholic, Protestant and a centre.

1:55.0

Despite our different outlooks and our different views in the future constitutional position,

1:59.0

the public greatly demand that we work together and that we deliver together.

2:05.0

Ms O'Neill, the region's first Catholic leader, will share power with the Deputy First Minister

2:09.8

Emma Little Penge from the main Protestant and Unionist party the DUP.

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