{"id":92989,"date":"2025-05-11T14:57:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-11T14:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/92989\/"},"modified":"2025-05-11T14:57:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T14:57:11","slug":"north-west-200-is-real-gem-says-deputy-first-minster-emma-little-pengelly-as-dup-colleagues-soak-up-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/92989\/","title":{"rendered":"North West 200 is ‘real gem’ says deputy First Minster Emma Little-Pengelly as DUP colleagues soak up the sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

The annual motorcycle event once again attracted tens of thousands of spectators from around the world.<\/p>\n

With a thrilling line up of races, including the superbikes and 600s, the event proved to be another resounding success for organisers.<\/p>\n

Mrs Little-Pengelly was among those who flocked to the north coast and was seen mingling with with racing legends.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany, many thousands of spectators enjoying the wonderful display here, the racing here,\u201d she said in a video uploaded to her Facebook page. <\/p>\n

\"Emma<\/p>\n

Emma Little-Pengelly speaking with Peter Hickman <\/p>\n

WATCH: Hundreds of bikers arrive in Belfast ahead of North West 200 <\/p>\n

\u201cThe North West 200 is a real gem in the sporting calendar for Northern Ireland, showcasing our wonderful north coast and the sport for many millions of people in many countries all over the world.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re really proud of the North West 200.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s great to be here today to how them my support.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"DUP<\/p>\n

DUP leader Gavin Robinson and Emma Little-Pengelly <\/p>\n

She was also captured with triumphant winners and key sporting figures \u2013 such as Ballymoney man, Michael Dunlop \u2013 in addition to enjoying some time on the beach with a party colleague. <\/p>\n

\u201cWell, I couldn\u2019t go to the incredible North Coast without dipping the toes in the sea,\u201d she captioned the post.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd bumped into my good friend, Mervyn Storey.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s a small world indeed, what a glorious day.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Deputy<\/p>\n

Deputy First Minster, Emma Little-Pengelly with Mervyn Storey <\/p>\n

DUP leader and East Belfast MP Gavin Robinson who also met with the nephew of the late Joey Dunlop after he secured his third win of the week on Saturday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWonderful to see Michael Dunlop on tip top form, superbly dominating the course,\u201d he wrote on social media. <\/p>\n

\u201cGreat to meet him, Davey Todd and Glenn Irwin.<\/p>\n

“Showcasing the finest of NI.\u201d <\/p>\n

England\u2019s Davey Todd claimed three victories this year including in the Superbike race at the Briggs Equipment North West 200 and Saturday\u2019s Superstock race. <\/p>\n

He celebrated his maiden Superbike race on Thursday after previously finishing second behind Glenn Irwin five times.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The annual motorcycle event once again attracted tens of thousands of spectators from around the world. With a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":92990,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5011],"tags":[1211,924,1817,922,1998,38053,1144,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-92989","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-northern-ireland","8":"tag-antrim-news","9":"tag-democratic-unionist-party","10":"tag-derry-news","11":"tag-emma-little-pengelly","12":"tag-gavin-robinson","13":"tag-north-west-200","14":"tag-northern-ireland","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114489789356652836","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92989","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92989"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92989\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/92990"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}