Gloves are off as Dáil divided by Apple tax case

It was a bizarre day which divided members of the Dáil as the €13bn Apple tax ruling was pored over.

The eyes of Europe watched on as our party leaders attacked Brussels and denied Ireland was a tax haven. Others argued that Ireland Inc was standing up for the corporate giants, ignoring citizens and the good that could be done with €13bn in unpaid taxes.

Cork TD Billy Kelleher put it well at one stage when he said his party, Fianna Fáil, as well as Fine Gael, was essentially fighting foremost for Ireland’s reputation.