Michelle O'Neill (née Doris; born 10 January 1977) [1] is an Irish politician who has been First Minister of Northern Ireland since February 2024 and Vice President of Sinn Féin since 2018. [2] She has also been the MLA for Mid Ulster in the Northern Ireland Assembly since 2007.

May 30, 2024 · And yet here stands O'Neill, a 47-year-old Catholic woman and the first nationalist leader of Northern Ireland—a province she one day hopes to abolish.

Feb 3, 2024 · An Irish nationalist has made history by becoming Northern Ireland's first minister. Sinn Fein Vice President Michelle O’Neill was nominated Saturday as first minister as the government returned to work after a two-year boycott by unionists.

Feb 3, 2024 · As Michelle O’Neill walked down the marble staircase in Northern Ireland’s Parliament building on Saturday, she appeared confident and calm. She smiled briefly as applause erupted from...

Jun 13, 2024 · Born into an IRA family, Michelle O'Neill overcame prejudice and sexism as a teenage mother and went on to make history when she became the first nationalist first minister of Northern Ireland.

Feb 3, 2024 · After almost two years, Michelle O'Neill's moment has finally arrived. She's no longer first minister in waiting and can now take her place in history as the first nationalist to hold that...

Feb 4, 2024 · O’Neill, 47, who was born in the Republic of Ireland but raised in the north, comes from a family with links to the militant Irish Republican Army. Her father was imprisoned as an IRA member,...

Feb 3, 2024 · Sinn Fein’s Michelle O’Neill has been formally appointed Northern Ireland’s first minister by the regional parliament, the first time an Irish nationalist is leading the United Kingdom...

O'Neill is the First Minister of Northern Ireland since 2024. She was the deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland from 2020 until 2022. [1] . She has served as vice president of Sinn Féin since 2018 and has been the member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Mid Ulster since 2007.

From a background steeped in Irish republicanism, Michelle O’Neill has risen to the cusp of making history as Northern Ireland’s first nationalist first minister. When MLAs gather at Stormont on Saturday, 47-year-old Ms O’Neill will finally be nominated to the position she became entitled to by leading Sinn Fein to victory in the 2022 ...