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flag Irish Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe resigns to join the World Bank, triggering a cabinet reshuffle.

flag Irish Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe has stepped down to take a senior role at the World Bank, setting off a major reshuffle. flag Fine Gael leader Simon Harris will replace him as finance minister, despite having little direct experience in the brief. flag Helen McEntee becomes the first woman to oversee both foreign affairs and defence, and Hildegarde Naughton takes over the education ministry. flag Donohoe’s immediate departure ends a two-decade career marked by fiscal discipline and global economic work, and it triggers a by-election in Dublin Central. flag The shake-up comes as Ireland prepares for its upcoming European Council presidency and continues negotiations on Northern Ireland legacy issues.

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