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With voters heading to the polls on Saturday we take the temperature of the Irish economy. Alison Cowzer is founder of the East Coast Bakehouse, and tells us she's nervous about the potential impact of Brexit. Father Peter McVerry is a priest who runs a foundation caring for homeless people, and discusses what might be done to help them. James Benson is a director with Ireland's Construction Industry Federation and argues that politicians' promises to build thousands of new homes are too ambitious. And Martin McElhinney, general manager of McElhinney's department store says his customers are not enjoying the benefits of the recovery of the Irish economy. Also in the programme, China has announced that it will relax taxes on imports of some US goods next week. Jane Sun is chief executive of Ctrip, the largest online travel agency in China, and tells us how the coronavirus has impacted her business. Plus, we have the latest instalment in our new series talking to people around the world who have been keeping a diary of all their spending. Today we bring you the stories of Somi Ifeh, who works for a public relations firm in Lagos, Nigeria, and Maura Hannon, who lives in Biel in north-west Switzerland with her husband and three young children.

(Picture: A man walks past election posters in Dublin. Picture credit: Getty Images.)