First Minister attends her first Windsor Park game

First Minister Michelle O'Neill was accompanied by deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly
Author: Chris BrennanPublished 27th Feb 2024
Last updated 27th Feb 2024

First Minister Michelle O'Neill has arrived at Windsor Park to attend a Northern Ireland women's football match against Montenegro.

She was accompanied by deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly and Stormont junior ministers Aisling Reilly, from Sinn Fein, and the DUP's Pam Cameron.

"It's great to be here this evening," Ms O'Neill told reporters ahead of the game.

"We were just saying today - both myself and Emma and Pam and Aisling - the women are here to support the women.

"Great to be here, it's going to be a great night, looking forward to the game, we've all brought our layers to be wrapped up. I think it's important, particularly for women in sport, that we all get behind them and actually support them. So I think tonight is going to be a fabulous night and I'm really pleased to be here."

Ms Little-Pengelly said: "I think that we're all really, really supportive of our women in Northern Ireland football so it's really good that we're all here this evening to support them. We hope they do really well but they've been fantastic ambassadors for Northern Ireland, I know that they'll continue to be so."