Northern Ireland is a transformed place. The Good Friday Agreement delivered a lasting peace but there has been a new injection of energy in recent weeks that has made a difference. The restoration of the Stormont Assembly has been welcomed but it has been more than that.  Despite John Hume’s mantra that “you can’t eat a flag”, Northern Ireland is weighed down by symbolism. This has been overwhelmingly negative for many years, but Michelle O’Neill and Emma Little-Pengelly, the first minister and deputy first minister, have embraced the power of positive symbols. The pair have attended a Northern Ireland women’s…

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