Took a very short trip home to write about a very different office crash in Dublin with Olivia Fletcher

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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says he’s confident the resignation of DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson won’t destabilize Northern Ireland’s executive as it resumes work after a two-year boycott by the party trib.al/FPDq9SJ

The DUP website has already been updated - with Sir Jeffrey Donaldson’s leader profile removed.

Ireland’s economic outlook is improving thanks to continued resilience at home as inflation eases, the Economic and Social Research Institute said trib.al/pqaRO42

Simon Harris, now Irish premier in waiting, used his victory speech today to pledge a firmer stance on immigration, giving us a flavour of which direction he wants to take Ireland in. Bloomberg has the details! bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Talking to ⁦Bloomberg ahead of the #EuroSummit bloomberg.com/news/videos/20…

Donohoe backs Simon Harris to be Ireland’s next prime minister bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Olivia Fletcher Oliver Crook

Simon Harris becomes the front runner to become Ireland’s next premier after the country’s minister for public expenditure, Paschal Donohoe, announced that he wouldn’t stand in the leadership race trib.al/TL7kWeY

The ECB should be able to make a decision on interest-rate cuts in June, according to Governing Council member Gabriel Makhlouf bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Olivia Fletcher

This lede made me smile: Before the cart, or even the horse, comes something else to put first: the Brexit paperwork.
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What do the new Brexit rules mean for racehorses heading to Cheltenham? And what’s it got to do with Anglo-Irish relations? 🐎

On Bloomberg UK politics podcast today with Stephen Carroll and Caroline Hepker open.spotify.com/show/2cen19tZy…

New Brexit rules are making it more onerous to move expensive racehorses across the Irish Sea for Cheltenham

More in Bloomberg UK today, including details from the festival’s best ever trainer Willie Mullins (!!!) and more bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Irish votes on women, family face surprise defeat in blow to prime minister bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Olivia Fletcher

A general election in Ireland should be pushed until as late as possible, the finance minister says, as the government tries to fend off an increasingly popular Sinn Fein…

More from Stephen Carroll and me. No paywall bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Why Ireland is holding referendums on family issues as church loses sway bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Olivia Fletcher

AIB Group reports soaring profits in its full-year results, moving closer to repaying the Irish government the bailout money the bank was given during the global financial crash trib.al/7Ssuf8M

🎲Come play the Bloomberg Budget game 🎲
An election is looming and the prime minister wants you to deliver tax cuts to win over voters. But can you avoid crashing the markets? Free to play, no paywall 1/
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Navalny's wife Yulia at the Munich security conference:

'If it's true, I want Putin, his entourage, Putin's friends and his government to know they will be held responsible for what they have done to our country, my family, and my husband. And that day will come very soon.'

Northern Ireland businesses welcome prospect of corporation tax devolution contained in DUP deal
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New: The UK set out its plans to ease trade frictions on goods flowing between Great Britain and Northern Ireland to get DUP back into power-sharing. Details below.. 1/
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