Joseph Stiglitz: Govt should use €13bn for enormous hardship Irish people faced

Ireland would be wrong to appeal Apple tax ruling, says ex-World Bank economist.

Former chief economist at the World Bank and current professor at Columbia University, Joseph Stiglitz, has said that Ireland should take the tax money from Apple and use it to tackle hardship following the ruling that they must recoup €13bn in taxes, writes Robert McNamara.

Appearing on the Sean O'Rourke show on Radio 1, Mr Stiglitz described the Irish Government's stance that they had done nothing wrong as "utter balderdash".