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Irish Prime minister Leo Varadkar says that Ireland will accelerate its plan to ease coronavirus lockdown restrictions in the coming days. SOUNDBITE
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak arrives at Northern Ireland's Assembly in Belfast on the second day of his two-day visit to the UK territory, which comes after Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill made history by becoming its first nationalist leader. O'Neill, a pro-Irish unity politician, has predicted that Northern Ireland will hold a vote on unification with Ireland within the next decade. However, Sunak's government said earlier this week that Northern Ireland's place within the UK appears "secure for decades". IMAGES
Chinese Premier Li Qiang meets with Prime Minister Leo Varadkar at the Irish Taoiseach official residence in the capital Dublin. IMAGES
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar greets his French counterpart Elisabeth Borne in Dublin as she makes her first overseas trip of 2023. The visit comes seven months ahead of European Parliament elections. IMAGES
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak demands that unionists end their boycott of the devolved government in Northern Ireland, in a speech marking 25 years of peace in the divided territory. "I urge you to work with us to get Stormont up and running again. That's the right thing to do in its own terms. And I'm convinced it's also the right thing to do for our union (UK)," Sunak says in Belfast. SOUNDBITE
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