Leo Varadkar

Sinn Féin and the DUP back in after three years of standstill.

the DUP leader, Arlene Foster was appointed as the Northern Ireland first Minister , while Sinn Féin's Michelle O'neill is The Deputy first Minister on Saturday.

The two parties supported.

Stormont power-sharing coalition, led by the DUP and Sinn Féin, broke in January 2017.

The First Minister comes from the largest party in The Assembly , and Deputy first Minister from the second largest party.

The positions are known as "diarchy", which means they have equal rights and rules.

The Deputy Prime Minister is not subordinate to The First Minister , despite the title.

addressing The Assembly , Mrs Foster said the politician had "many differences".

"Michelle's narrative of The Past 40 Years , could not be more different to me," She Said .

"I'm not sure if we can ever agree to agree on much about The Past , But we, it was a lot of suffering, and we can not allow society to drift backwards and allow the division to grow. "

she added that it was "time for Stormont to move forward".

Michelle O'neill said it was their "sincere desire that 2020 brings real change".

you said to correct immediately the pay-parity line, which has led to.

She Said : "I see no contradiction in the Declaration and delivering on our commitment to sharing power with the trade Union movement in the Stormont Assembly, while also the introduction of a Mature and inclusive debate on new political arrangements, which examine Ireland 's future Brexit.

"Likewise, there is no contradiction in the Union movement to work, the existing provisions of the Constitution, which while taking its rightful place in The Conversation about what a New Ireland would look like.

"We can do this while maintaining our independent and unique political identities and work in The Best interests of all the People . "

The Prime Minister called it a "momentous day".

"The parties in Northern Ireland have shown, the great leadership to come together, to accept that the interests of a fair and balanced deal in the of all in Northern Ireland ," Boris Johnson ,.

Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister ), Leo Varadkar , praised Northern Ireland 's Political Parties "for its decision, to the People you represent and to make to terms of compromise, a deal."

"I look forward to working with representatives in Northern Ireland , as they begin to work Together Again in the name of all the People in Northern Ireland ," he said.

analysis of Bbc News NI political reporter Jayne McCormack

it was The First day back is always challenging - But in spite of some defects, microphones, events in The Chamber moves the Tempo.

The surprising movement to support from the DUP, one Sinn Féin speaker instead of the SDLP, has already some skeptics suspected, not much has changed when It Comes to how the two main parties operated in The Last mandate.

But there is no denying, the Parliament building has a buzz about it again.

Arlene Foster and Michelle O'neill Will now have to prove that they can share power and meet The Commitments in the new Stormont deal.

The SDLP, Alliance and Ulster unionists are back in the Executive branch - a sign, they would be more likely to help you make the right decisions, as a plug, viewed from the outside.

After The Session has ended, the new Ministers were immediately met by their departmental officials: The Task starts to get to work now.

React to The Return of Stormont, the former Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams said The Assembly provided a place to "moderate differences, and the establishment of Common Ground ".

"It doesn't have to be on the road again, it must be this crazy radio talk programs, it doesn't have to be who is The Most screaming and shouting," said Mr Adams told RTÉ the week in politics programme.

All five major parties in Northern Ireland - the DUP, Sinn Féin, Alliance, the SDLP and UUP - a member of the new business line.

the deputies - members of the legislative Assembly - met at Stormont on Saturday.

your first point in Stormont on Saturday, the election of Sinn Féin's Alex Maskey , as the installation of the new speaker.

The DUP's Christopher Stalford ; UUP's Roy Beggs and the SDLP's Patsy Mcglone are his three deputies.

Gordon Lyons (DUP) and Declan Kearney (Sinn Féin), as a junior Minister .

the head of an Alliance's Naomi Long , The Position of the Minister of justice accepted.

She Said it is in discussions with Arlene Foster and Michelle O'neill on Friday evening followed.

Mrs Long said she was "honored to have the support of all sides of The House ".

With The Exception of The Role of the justice Minister , the contributions are divided, with a system called D'hondt, in the Ministerial posts to be distributed according to parties ' representation in The Assembly .

The Other members of the Board are:

The d'hondt mechanism Will be used to name, are almost all the ministries in the Executive branch - that is, the departments, the common round, the parties on the basis of how many members you have.

justice is different - it is chosen by a cross-community vote.

This is because, if the Northern Ireland Executive was for The First time, it was of the view that it was not yet appropriate, created in 1999, to devolve police and justice powers. It was still a tense security situation, and as those forces remained in Westminster.

to keep In 2010, a deal has been struck, the transfer of the right, But the DUP did not want to be a Sinn Féin Minister in The Post .

Instead, all the Minister of justice, it was agreed, required a cross-community vote.

A big surprise was The Appointment of Robin Swann as a health Minister .

It Comes just three months after the UUP North Antrim MLA resigned As Party Chairman because of the impact The Role had on his "role as a husband and father."

He told the BBC that The Party considered health a major priority, and "if we had the chance to take it, we made it."

Mr Swann said he wanted to keep The First and Deputy first Ministers, the account and would not let them "play Party Politics with the health".

had the relations between the DUP and Sinn Féin, has deteriorated in recent years, as the two parties are diametrically opposed not only to Northern Ireland , The Position within the United Kingdom, But also topics such as the Irish language; same-sex marriage; abortion and dealing with The Legacy of The Troubles .

But unexpectedly, it is a series about a green energy scheme that led to your relationship past, the Breaking Point was.

This was from DUP leader, Arlene Foster , when she was enterprise Minister , But it ran over budget and at one point the cost to the taxpayer of £490m.

Sinn Féin demanded that Mrs Foster to step aside as first Minister , during a study of the RHI scheme, and as they refused you.

Two important sticking points in the Stormont talks have been around the Irish language act and the petition of concern.

The purpose of

The New Deal says it is "meaningful reform" of the petition, the reduced would be "and returned to its intended purpose" and would be "only in exceptional circumstances and as a last resort, after all other mechanism".

would see The offer, legislation created for The Appointment of a Commissioner for the Irish language and Ulster-Scots Commissioner.

Earlier, the Irish language group Conradh na Gaeilge has welcomed The Deal as a "historic step forward", But added that it "falls very short" of promises for an Irish language act.

Other important points included in the offer

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