Watch: Sligo man's straight talking message for the Government on the Apple tax ruling goes viral

A 23-year-old Sligo construction worker, currently plying his trade in the UK, has struck a chord with Facebook users with his message for the Government.

James Conway, who was forced to leave Ireland three years ago to earn a living and is currently based in Wrexham, has pleaded with the Government to take the money from the Apple tax ruling and use it to create jobs for those who've had to emigrate.

He tells the Government in no uncertain terms to: "f*** Apple, f*** the lot of them."

"Take the money and start laying cable and re-doing roads and doing something to get the likes of myself and all the boys that had to leave back," says James.

"Because, when people are working, they're spending money in the country. How much is Apple spending? Damn all. People are still going to go out and buy their phones, they're still going to make their profit. They'll stay in Ireland because they already have one of the lowest corporation tax rates in the world."

James then goes on to bemoan the Government's investment in technology-based industries and says they have forgotten about the "ordinary man" who isn't trained in such professions as IT and science.

The video has been viewed over 750,000 times since it was uploaded to Facebook yesterday.

The Ballymote man has experienced overwhelming support and later recorded another to thank people for their comments.