Sinn Féin Leader Mary Lou McDonald has announced that Economy Minister Conor Murphy is to stand in the Seanad Éireann election in January, and will step down from the Northern Ireland Assembly if he is elected.
Stormont’s Minister for the Economy Conor Murphy is in North America leading a five-day trade mission, aiming to ‘strengthen economic ties and highlight Northern Ireland’s business strengths’.
Sinn Féin’s Director of Elections Conor Murphy MLA has announced that his party will not stand in Belfast East, Belfast South and Mid Down, North Down or Lagan Valley.
Sinn Féin’s Conor Murphy has returned to the Northern Ireland Executive after taking a leave of absence on medical advice from his doctor. He returns to the Department for the Economy, taking over from Deirdre Hargey who stepped in temporarily.
First Minister Michelle O’Neill has announced that the Minister for the Economy Conor Murphy will stand down from his role in the Executive on medical grounds, with Deirdre Hargey to take over on an interim basis.
The East-West Council was formed in the agreement that brought the DUP back to power-sharing and aims to improve business and educational links across the United Kingdom.
