Same-sex marriage to be Sinn Fein's priority in the next Assembly session

Raymond McCartney takes a selfie during the launch of Sinn Fein’s manifesto in Londonderry

By David Young

Sinn Fein's first act in the next Assembly term will be to propose legislation to allow same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland.

Highlighting the issue as a priority for his party, Martin McGuinness insisted he did not want to be part of a region considered "backward".