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Northern Ireland ‘open for business’, Stormont leaders tell US investors at gala

Source: PA Wire

US investors have been told that Northern Ireland is “open for business” as the region’s political leadership addressed a major event in Washington DC.

Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O’Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly made the remarks at the Ireland Funds national gala, a key part of annual St Patrick’s Day celebrations in the US city.

The Sinn Fein and Democratic Unionist Party pairing took centre stage.

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