Michelle O'Neill

Sinn Fein First Minister Michelle O'Neill (front), accompanied by party colleagues (left to right) John O'Dowd, Aisling Reilly and Caoimhe Archibald speaking to reporters in the Great Hall of Parliament Buildings, Stormont on Monday. David Young/PA Wire

'I will not be deterred' - O'Neill

First Minister Michelle O'Neill meets with locals on the Garvaghy Road. Picture date: Wednesday September 30, 2026. PA Photo. The planned Orange Order parade on Sunday was stopped by police, who were concerned about the scale of a mass protest on part of the proposed route - the predominantly nationalist Garvaghy Road. Photo credit should read: Mark Marlow/PA Wire

'The days of treating people like second-class citizens are over'

First Minister Michelle O’Neill. Liam McBurney/PA Wire

DUP blocks joint engagements with First Minister Michelle O'Neill

(left to right) Joanne Bunting MLA, deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly, DUP leader Gavin Robinson, DUP deputy leader Michelle McIlveen and Education Minister Paul Givan. (Liam McBurney/the Press Association)

DUP party officers to meet amid ongoing fall-out over Drumcree dispute

First Minister Michelle O'Neill faces questions from the media on the Garvaghy Road. Picture date: Wednesday September 30, 2026.

‘Orange state is gone forever’, Michelle O’Neill tells Assembly

CUTTING THE CAKE. . . .The First Minister Michelle O'Neill cutting the cake with some of the pupils to mark the 70th Anniversary of Holy Child Primary School on Wednesday afternoon last. Included are Eamonn Broderick, CCMS, Grace Ui Niallais, Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Bishop Michael Router, Bishop of Derry, Pat Concannon, Principal, Dr. Shauna Page, Chair, Board of Governors, Aine O''connor, Vice Principal and Fr. Daniel McFaul. (Photos: Jim McCafferty Photography)

Michelle O’Neill praises Holy Child on 70 great years

First Minister Michelle O'Neill speaking in the Assembly in Monday.

'Catch yourself on': Michelle O’Neill responds to calls to consider position

(Left to right) Mo Chara (Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh), DJ Próvaí (J. J. Ó Dochartaigh) and Móglaí Bap (Naoise Ó Cairealláin ) from the band Kneecap at the Garvaghy Road to show support for the Garvaghy Road residents amid the Drumcree parade dispute. Brian Lawless/PA Wire

Drumcree dispute back in the courts in fresh bid to stop Orange Order parade

Donal Doherty.

Photographer turns tech consultant as Kainos brings 32 new jobs into the city

Mary Lou McDonald, Michelle O'Neill and John Finucane met with Andy Burnham.

Right to United Ireland referendum will be delivered say Sinn Féin leaders

The bonfire on the Lecky Road ablaze on Saturday.

Bogside resident brands bonfire a ‘hate fest’ locals are 'sick and tired of'

Bogside bonfire.

Bogside Bonfire in Derry set alight

Parliament buildings, Stormont. (Photo by PAUL FAITH/AFP via Getty Images)

EDITORIAL: Nothing changes unless everything changes

O'Neill commends removal of bonfire material

First Minister Michelle O’Neill speaking to the Press, yesterday, before the launch of the book “Women’s Voices Hopes for a New Ireland” by Grace McDermott and Aoife Ferguson, held in Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin, a Féile event. (Photo - Tom Heaney, nwpresspics)

Michelle O'Neill: 'We have fought really hard on Magee'

Féile 2026.

Derry Féile 2026 kicks off with 20,000 expected to attend
Féile 2026 officially gets underway in Derry, with over 150 events taking place over the next eleven days.
Jack Tibbetts

The economic dividend of reunification would be nowhere more visible than in Derry and Donegal which have been marginalised at the edge of two separate jurisdictions since partition.

Economic dividend of reunification would be most visible in Derry and Donegal

Michelle O’Neill and Emma Little-Pengelly with Charles Lamberton, Director of Meenan Square Development, Liam Hannaway Chairperson, Apex and Caroline Hendron, Connolly and Fee Limited.

‘Derry has enormous potential, and we will continue to back investment’

Pictured from left to right: Invest NI CEO Kieran Donoghue; deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly; Kainos CEO Brendan Mooney; First Minister Michelle O’Neill and Economy Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald.

Kainos to create 32 high‑paid tech jobs in Derry

Special guest, Derry City's Michael Duffy pictured with some of the young players who will be representing their clubs at this year's 2026 O'Neills Foyle Cup. (Photos: Jim McCafferty Photography)

Record over 1,000 teams for Foyle Cup 2026

First Minister Michelle O'Neill with Foyle SinnFéin MLAS Ciara Ferguson and Padráig Delargy.

Sinn Féin proposes removal of veto among raft of proposals

Sinn Féin First Minister Michelle O'Neill has spoken with Rhun ap Iorwerth and John Swinney. (Getty)

Results ‘send a huge message of hope’

Dr. Mukesh Chugh with Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly.

Derry’s Dr. Mukesh Chugh finalist at the Blue Light NI Awards

First Minister Michelle O'Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly have now written to Keir Starmer. (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Act now on soaring fuel and energy costs OFMDFM tell Starmer

(L-R) Junior deputy First Minister Joanne Bunting; First Minister Michelle O'Neill; Steven Lindsay, President, Londonderry Chamber; Anna Doherty, Chief Executive, Londonderry Chamber

Michelle O’Neill backs Derry's role in driving regional growth at Chamber Lunch

Sinn Féin Vice-President Michelle O'Neill with MLAs and councillors at the opening of a new constituency office in the Waterside.

Michelle O’Neill opens Sinn Féin’s new constituency office in Derry’s Waterside

Conchur Carlin, Doire Trasna club secretary, with Paul and Laura Horner at the Doire Trasna 25th anniversary dinner dance held in the City Hotel. (Photo - Tom Heaney)

PHOTOS: Doire Trasna host 25th Anniversary dinner dance
Na Piarsaigh Doire Trasna celebrated it’s 25th birthday in style in the City Hotel on Saturday night as hundreds of members enjoyed a special anniversary evening.
Michael Wilson

Pictured at the at the unveiling of the Historical Institutional Abuse memorial plaque in the Great Hall, Parliament Buildings are First Minister Michelle O’Neill, deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly, NI Assembly Speaker Edwin Poots and Fiona Ryan, Commissioner for Survivors of Institutional Childhood Abuse.

Unveiling of plaque for victims of institutional abuse an ‘important moment’

West Tyrone MP Órfhlaith Begley and Donegal TD Pearse Doherty.

Sinn Féin will not attend St Patrick’s Day events at the White House

President Catherine Connolly with First Minister Michelle O'Neill and Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly at Stormont on Wednesday.

President Catherine Connolly to make first visit to Derry in official capacity

Big Brother contestant Jenny Baird with Christmas parade participants at the Switch On. Photo: George Sweeney

Review Of The Year 2025: November

First Minister Michelle O'Neill (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)

‘This is a landmark day for the city of Derry’

Pictured L-R at the unveiling of the terrestrial globe sculpture at Ebrington are Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District, Councillor Ruairí McHugh; Conor Parke, Lumen Christi College; First Minister Michelle O'Neill; Rev David Latimer and Taisce McLaren, Thornhill College. Conor and Taisce were co-compères of the event, which was attended by students for 13 local schools and colleges.

First Minister unveils City of Peace public artwork

Michelle O'Neill and Emma Little-Pengelly at Ebrington.

O’Neill says £77m invested in Ebrington since 2016 with transfer ‘in train’

Gary Middleton

DUP continues to push for British Army recruitment at Derry fairs

The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium.

NI Football Fund process should be 'transparent' says First Minister

Pictured left to right: Kieran Donoghue, CEO, Invest NI, John Morris, Chief Technology Officer, Seagate, First Minister Michelle O’Neill, deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly, Fergus O’Donnell, VP of Wafer Operations NI at Seagate, and Economy Minister, Dr Caoimhe Archibald.

£115m R&D investment will see 30 new jobs at Seagate in Derry

First Minister Michelle O'Neill has a chat with some of the Foyle Cup competitors at Brandywell.

35 brilliant snaps as First Minister visits Brandywell for Foyle Cup

Michelle O'Neill and Emma Little-Pengelly

Inquiry and redress scheme for survivors of Mother and Baby Institutions

Last hosted during the successful 2013 UK City of Culture celebrations, the event is expected to draw thousands of visitors to the city, providing a major boost for local businesses and tourism.

All Ireland Pipe Band Championships returns to Derry

Some of the young participants involved in one of the previous projects.

‘Not possible to support all worthwhile projects’

Participants, GCSA staff and invited guests gathered to celebrate the success of the programmes previously.

Funding cuts a ‘hammer blow’

Pictured left to right are; First Minister Michelle O’Neill, Drum Major Jamie-Lee Wilson - Bready Ulster Scots Pipe Band and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly.

Ministers hear about 78th All Ireland Pipe Band and Drum Major Championships

Left to Right: EY Ireland Managing Partner Frank O'Keeffe; Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council Lilian-Seenoi Barr; Minister for the Economy Dr Caoimhe Archibald MLA; First Minister Michelle O’Neill MLA; deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly MLA; EY UK&I Regional Managing Partner Anna Anthony; and EY Northern Ireland Managing Partner Rob Heron

Ebrington Plaza offices officially open in Derry

Michelle O'Neill

O’Neill brands attacks on PSNI in Derry on Easter Monday ‘an absolute disgrace’

Ebrington Plaza.

Every building in Ebrington now ‘has tenant or is being held for a tenant’

Sinn Féin Vice-President Michelle O'Neill

O’Neill blasts ‘turbo-charged Tory’ moves as Reeves boosts defence, cuts welfare

Pictured at the official opening of the new headquarters of Alchemy Technology Services at Ebrington Plaza are (L-R) deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly, First Minister Michelle O'Neill, Alchemy founder and CEO John Harkin, Economy Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald and Mayor of Derry and Strabane, Colr. Lilian Seenoi Barr.

Michelle O’Neill welcomes Alchemy as first Ebrington Plaza tenant

On left, the late Martin McGuinness and on right, First Minister Michelle O'Neill.

Michelle O’Neill to address event in memory of Martin Mc Guinness

First Minister Michelle O'Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly announced a £9m extension to the Urban Villages Capital Plan during a visit to Derry.

‘Great to see progress being made'

Conor Murphy and Caoimhe Archibald

Archibald replaces Murphy at Economy, O’Dowd to Finance

Andrew Fleming, President of Londonderry Chamber of Commerce.

Starting as we mean to go on

City Deal partners welcomed the financial deal milestone for Derry and Strabane City Region.

Derry Journal Review Of The Year 2024: September

The new foot bridge over the Penny Burn.

Review 2024: February - New Executive and new bridge installed

Michael McMonagle

Sinéad McLaughlin raises Michael McMonagle controversy with Michelle O’Neill

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