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Ireland’s deputy premier Simon Harris has assumed the position as Finance Minister in a Cabinet reshuffle prompted by a high-profile resignation.

Simon Harris, the leader of Fine Gael , was forced to reshuffle ministerial positions held by his party on Tuesday following the resignation of Paschal Donohoe as minister for finance.

Mr Donohoe said he was “departing from public life in Ireland” to take up the second most senior position in the World Bank , as managing director and chief knowledge officer at the Washington DC-based institution from Monday.

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