Kenny: Corporate tax not raised at G8

Ireland’s generous corporate tax regime has not come under attack at the G8, Taoiseach Enda Kenny has insisted.

With the Fermanagh summit of world leaders turning its focus to clamping down on tax avoidance by major multinationals, Mr Kenny said Ireland had nothing to fear.

Attending the opening day of the gathering as head of the EU, Mr Kenny welcomed a landmark speech by US President Barack Obama calling for an end to the sectarian barriers in the North. Divisions over the civil war in Syria dominated the summit as Russia and the Western powers clashed over how to handle the escalating crisis.