There was a time when Sinn Féin campaigned under the slogans “No Return to Stormont” and “Smash Stormont”. Increasingly, it is inching towards a once-unthinkable slogan: “Keep Northern Ireland.” ...

O'Neill took charge at Championship club Stoke in November, but the 50-year-old remained in charge of Northern Ireland in order to see out the Euro 2020 qualification process.