Irish Examiner view: Swift resignation best for everyone 

Arlene Foster's replacement will be watched with interest

Arlene Foster did the honourable thing by resigning quickly.  Picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire

It was Harold Wilson who once declared: “A week is a long time in politics.” Arlene Foster had even less time than that to consider her position and her political future. She has done the honourable thing by resigning quickly and potentially avoiding a long period of political in-fighting within the DUP.

Ms Foster’s future as DUP leader and first minister became untenable after party colleagues mounted a heave against her on Tuesday.