But among the high-level Sinn Féin delegation of seven was a young Tyrone woman, Michelle Gildernew, then 27 and little known outside the party. She says: “I still have tons of energy, but I don’t know that elected politics is going to be part of my future. Michelle Gildernew failed to win a seat in the European Parliament last year (Niall Carson/PA)For her, a seminal moment came in 1994 when she returned home from a year in Australia and the IRA called its ceasefire. Then Environment Minister Sammy Wilson and Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Michelle Gildernew Picture: Mal McCannShe argues that Stormont has done much to help people in their everyday lives, and also cites the benefits of north-south bodies. “It’s easy for me to get passionate about change and driving forward, but unionists seem to want to hold us back.”Former Sinn Féin MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone Michelle Gildernew.