'Poll on Irish unity within a decade'

NORTHERN Ireland's new First Minister, Michelle O'Neill, has said she expects a vote on Irish unity to take place in the next decade.

Education Secretary Gillian Keegan said she did not want to speculate on the comments by Ms O'Neill, who described it as the "decade of opportunity".

The Sinn Fein vice-president became the first nationalist to assume the post of First Minister during a historic sitting of the Stormont Assembly on Saturday, which has returned following two years of political deadlock.