Kenny defends tax policies but Ireland ‘can’t let guard down’

Enda Kenny moved to defend Ireland’s generous corporate tax policies as he mixed with world leaders at the Davos economic forum yesterday.

The Taoiseach assured Facebook’s chief operations officer Sheryl Sandberg that the 12.5% rate would not be shifted.

He also used the gathering of global political and business players to stress exiting the bailout did not mean Ireland could let its guard down.