# Michelle O'Neill — First Minister of Northern Ireland 🇮🇪

# Michelle O'Neill — First Minister of Northern Ireland 🇮🇪

| Detail | Info |
|--------|------|
| **Full name** | Michelle O'Neill |
| **Role** | First Minister of Northern Ireland (Sinn Féin), Vice President of Sinn Féin |
| **Born** | 10 January 1977 |
| **Constituency** | Mid Ulster (MLA) / Tyrone (historical) |
| **Previous roles** | Minister of Health, Minister of Agriculture, Deputy First Minister |

## Celtic Alliance Position

**Active coordinator.** O'Neill is the most significant new entrant to Celtic cooperation discussions. As First Minister of Northern Ireland (a Sinn Féin position), she met with Plaid Cymru and SNP representatives at **Westminster on 14 May 2026** — the first formal trilateral meeting between the three pro-independence Celtic nationalist parties following historic election victories in all three nations.

Key actions:
- Hosted/attended SNP + Plaid Cymru + Sinn Féin talks at Westminster (14 May 2026)
- Posted publicly about agreeing to "continue working together in common purpose to deliver for our people and their right to national self-determination"
- Her presence as NI First Minister adds a new dimension — bridging the Irish reunification and Scottish/Welsh independence movements

## Sources
- [Nation.Cymru — Plaid, SNP and Sinn Féin hold Westminster talks (May 2026)](https://nation.cymru/news/plaid-cymru-snp-and-sinn-fein-hold-westminster-talks/)
- [Wikipedia — Michelle O'Neill](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_O%27Neill)