Good morning colleagues,

This morning's news is led by reports that Ireland faces a fresh threat to its income from American multinationals operating here as the US pulls out of the global tax agreement struck at the OECD last year, setting up a potential stand-off between the US administration and the EU. 

Closer to home, the Dáil convenes today, a new Taoiseach will be elected, almost all departments are expected to be headed by new ministers, and a row is practically guaranteed.