Irish nationalists toasted while pro-British neighbours quietly fumed, but there was little sign of trouble.
Sinn Fein deputy leader Michelle O'Neill and party leader Mary Louise McDonald speak to media at the Meadowbank Sports Arena count centre, in Magherafelt, Northern Ireland, May 7, 2022.
His confidence is due to opinion polls that have consistently shown a majority of voters in Northern Ireland favour remaining part of the United Kingdom. That brings the prospect of direct rule from London if no agreement can be reached, which Keenan said would make him and many others happy. While Sinn Fein activists and candidates held a party on Saturday, there were no big celebrations in the nationalist stronghold of the Falls Road, where Shaw's Gaelic football team plays.
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