McGuinness calls for all-island Ireland team

Martin McGuinness has reiterated his desire for an all-Ireland international football team after visiting the home of the Northern Ireland side for the first time in almost 50 years.

Stormont’s deputy first minister was at Windsor Park in Belfast to watch a Setanta Cup game between his team Derry City and hosts Linfield on Monday night.

The Sinn Féin veteran’s attendance at a stadium with a history of sectarian problems and still viewed by many republicans as a cold house for Catholics represents another landmark in improving cross-community relations. It came weeks after Democratic Unionist First Minister Peter Robinson was a guest at his first Gaelic football match.