UK Economic relations dominate Simon Harris’ first call with Sunak as Taoiseach Return of Stormont and Gaza also topped the agenda in the discussion between Harris and the UK Prime Minister
Brexit Ireland kept high standards when poaching firms post-Brexit, says City mayor ‘The Irish were not trying to grab any kind of business they could,’ according to Michael Mainelli, an ex-advisor on Ireland's finance strategy
UK Brexit allies and sparring partners in UK pay tribute to Leo VaradkarThe outgoing Taoiseach has been praised by Rishi Sunak and Jeffrey Donaldson
Banking ‘Not as far along as digital euro’: Bank of England mulls digital poundTop lender director said the bank wants to be ready to ‘move quickly’ if the UK Treasury approves a digital currency
Politics Fianna Fáil TDs raise tourism concerns as coalition finalises immigration strategyThe party is finalising discussion paper on future plans as immigration has become an election issue
Politics Irish construction sector can offer ‘certainty’, Simon Harris tells emigrants in UKThe further education minister visited London to meet with construction companies and workers
Politics Simon Harris bares barbs about rugby and referendum losses in LondonOur London correspondent takes in the Guinness-fuelled St Patrick’s Day celebrations in the Irish Embassy and beyond
Politics Government must reflect on refusal to publish AG’s legal advice before referendums - HarrisHigher education minister was speaking in London after resounding rejection of proposed changes to the constitution
Tech British politicians still scrolling 12 months on from TikTok ban on government devicesThe British defence secretary Grant Shapps was forced to ditch TikTok from official devices, but remains an avid user
Media Abu Dhabi-backed Telegraph bid potentially in doubt under new plans for foreign owner banThe Digital Markets Bill, currently in the House of Lords, could ban foreign state ownership of British newspapers
News UK may exit a shallow recession, but GDP figures can't hide deeper problemsThe latest figures show UK GDP grew 0.2 per cent between December and January, in a welcome return to growth
News Focus UK pens ‘tokenistic’ Texas trade pact in post-Brexit bid to keep US on side It comes after Joe Biden dashed hopes of a UK-US trade deal before Britain’s next general election
Politics UK civil service grew by 100,000 to cope with post-Brexit pressures – reportNorthern Ireland’s civil service, despite new pressures, remains largely the same size
UK Irish-linked Tory donor apologises for alleged racist remarks Frank Hester, who was born to Irish parents, has landed the Conservatives in hot water after he said that a black MP ‘should be shot’
Economy UK wage growth slows, easing inflationary concerns New figures fuel hopes that the UK labour market has steadied, potentially prompting Bank of England to consider cutting rates
Media UK government to consider Abu Dhabi-backed Telegraph bid Competition and media regulators submitted reports to the UK culture secretary investigating the impact of the deal on press freedom
Politics Blow to Sunak as prominent Tory defects to right-wing challenger ReformThe Nigel Farage-linked party Reform UK has won its first MP, following the defection of Lee Anderson
Companies Goodbye to Guinness: Stout dropped from UK inflation trackerThe move does not suggest Guinness is waning in popularity in the UK
Companies North’s politicians criticised over peace centre links to under-fire Fujitsu The Centre for Democracy and Peacebuilding is facing questions over the involvement of Japanese firm Fujitsu in a ‘prestigious’ fellowship programme
Exports Michael McGrath: ‘It is in all of our interests to have a cordial relationship with Britain’ The minister took a UK budget-week trip to London where he met with the Bank of England and Irish stock exchange operator Euronext