Christmas relaxations in NI balance risk and hope, says O’Neill

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A move to allow families to reunite over Christmas has balanced risks against the need to give people hope, Stormont’s deputy first minister has said.

Michelle O’Neill and First Minister Arlene Foster joined the UK Government and other devolved nations to agree a common approach to the festive period that will allow three households to mix in a bubble from December 23 to 27.