Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill appointed as first minister of N. Ireland
LONDON, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Northern Ireland Assembly (Stormont) was officially restored Saturday in Belfast after a two-year hiatus, with Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill appointed as Northern Ireland's first minister.
O'Neill said in her speech that the day "opens the door to the future."
"We mark a moment of equality and progress. A new opportunity to work and grow together," she said. "This is an assem