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In the Northern Irish Assembly, Ms Little-Pengelly criticized First Minister Michelle O’Neill for her actions during the Drumcree parading dispute. Unionists have accused O’Neill of hindering a Parades Commission ruling by supporting residents against an Orange Order parade on the Garvaghy Road. Little-Pengelly claimed she asked O’Neill to issue a statement calling for calm and to uphold the law, but O’Neill chose political support over her ministerial responsibilities, according to Little-Pengelly’s statements in the Assembly.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-05,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
In Northern Ireland, Eileen Weir, First Minister of the Executive Office, criticized Carál Ní Chuilín (First Minister of Sinn Féin) for her stance on the Drumcree parading dispute. The Parades Commission recently allowed an Orange Order parade to proceed along the Garvaghy Road in Portadown, a decision met with resistance from local residents who have been gathering there over the last week. Ní Chuilín has stated her support for the protesters and cited the need for respect and tolerance but refused to comply with requests to uphold the Parades Commission ruling.
On Monday during Assembly questions, Weir argued that Ní Chuilín's actions have weakened the position of First Minister by prioritizing electioneering over upholding the law. She emphasized the importance of maintaining core principles and values, including respect for legal decisions made by authorities like the Parades Commission. Unionists argue that Ní Chuilín’s presence has hindered efforts to enforce the ruling allowing the parade, while she contends her actions are necessary to support local residents who oppose it.
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Ms Little-Pengelly told the Assembly that amid tensions over the Drumcree parading dispute, she asked Ms O’Neill to issue a statement calling for calm.
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she → tell → calm
Unionists have criticised Ms O’Neill for her presence on the Garvaghy Road across the last week where crowds gathered have meant a Parades Commission ruling to allow an Orange Order parade along the road for the first time in almost 30 years has not been able to be carried out.
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ruling → criticise → years
Ms O’Neill has said she is standing with the residents against the parade, and said “the right thing is to stand here with these residents”.
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thing → say → residents
Speaking in the Assembly during questions for the Executive Office on Monday, Ms Little-Pengelly claimed Sinn Féin has “done significant damage to the position of First Minister”, which she said “at the very heart of it has to be about upholding the law”.
She also insisted that “nobody is going to be treated like a second-class citizen just because they’re asked to give a modicum of respect, a modicum of tolerance” in terms of the parade passing.
Ms Little-Pengelly told MLAs that Sinn Féin “flooded the area for sheer electioneering”, and suggested she asked Ms O’Neill to “stand with me” to call for calm.
uncertain
she → speak → calm
“I reached out to the First Minister and I asked her to put out a statement to call for calm.
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I → reach → calm
I reached out to the First Minister and asked her to stand with me to call people off the streets, and in terms of moving forward together, and this is the reality, she chose to follow the law of the mob instead of the law of the land
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she → reach → land
,” she said.
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she → say → ?
“She chose Sinn Féin politics over her responsibilities as minister, and that is shameful.”
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that → choose → minister
Ms Little-Pengelly described feeling “deeply frustrated” at what she has seen over the course of the last week.
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she → describe → week
“I’ve been out and about speaking to so many people who are genuinely appalled, and I do think that the First Minister and Sinn Féin need a wake-up call if you think that your actions have not landed really, really badly with the vast majority of people,” she said.
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she → speak → people
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“Nobody was asking the First Minister to embrace the decision of the Parades Commission or of the courts, but what they were asking her to do was to fulfil her responsibilities as First Minister, and that must mean working together on core principles and values, and that must include upholding the rule of law.
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that → read → law
“It’s so basic to what we are doing, supporting the police.
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we → ’ → police
“We have big challenges ahead, trying to fight for a budget for the people of Northern Ireland, trying to drive forward transformation and progress.
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We → have → transformation
“That’s what I am prepared to do.
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I → ’ → what
It’s why I’m in this post.
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I → ’ → post
That is responsible leadership, and I have been despairing at the recklessness and the disregard shown by the First Minister to these institutions, to these posts, and our reputation.
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I → despair → posts
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