#NORTHERNIRELAND: Sinn Féin Leader Elected First Minister

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For the past two years while waiting to get the keys to her office, Sinn Féin's Northern Ireland leader has promised to be a first minister for all.

She repeated that pledge in her speech on Saturday after becoming the first nationalist to hold that post in Northern Ireland's 103-year history. She told unionists their national identity, culture and traditions were important to her.

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#NORTHERNIRELAND: DUP Ag Minister Ends Border Inspections For UK Food

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Irish Sea border checks on British agricultural food exports to Northern Ireland have been ordered stopped by the Democratic Unionist Party, undermining the hard Irish border.

Agriculture minister Edwin Poots, also the party's Leader, has called on his officials to halt the checks, which are required under the Northern Ireland Protocol.

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#NORTHERNIRELAND: Sinn Fein Urges Commitment To NI Protocol

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Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald has said calls to abolish the Northern Ireland protocol are “not grounded in reality” as she urged the DUP to commit to “real powersharing” with her party at Stormont.

In a keynote address in the Balmoral Hotel in west Belfast to fellow Sinn Féin members, Ms McDonald claimed that a DUP “failure to accept rights and equality” was a contributory factor in the “political storm” that has hit unionism in recent days.

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#NORTHERNIRELAND: Green Pty Ldr Launches Election Campaign Platform, Pledges "Zero-Waste Strategy" For Assembly

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Green Party Leader Steven Agnew launched a manifesto for the Stormont Northern Ireland Assembly elections calling for a "zero waste strategy" for Northern Ireland. The Greens had one member in the outgoing Assembly, but are fielding a candidate in each of the North’s 18 six-seater constituencies. Agnew pledged to "bring about an end to the waste of money, time and opportunity" in the Assembly.

#NORTHERNIRELAND: Flag Of The Irish Republic Flown Over N. Ireland Assembly Angers Unionists

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Unionist politicians are demanding an investigation into why Ireland's tricolored flag briefly flew this week over Stormont, the Northern Ireland Assembly building. The display of flags and emblems on official buildings in the province - which remains part of the United Kingdom - remains a sensitive issue. Contractors are beleived the culprits.

#NORTHERNIRELAND: First Sinn Fein Speaker Elected For N. Ireland Assembly

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Sinn Fein's Mitchel McLaughlin has been elected the first speaker of Northern Ireland's Assembly in Belfast. McLaughlin won with overwhelming support from Unionists for the position, which presides over business for the Assembly, which is the devolved legislature for Northern Ireland.