Ireland’s reputation may no longer be Apple of EU’s eye

Yet again, the Irish tax system comes under scrutiny. This time, the country might pay a big price, writes Europe Correspondent Ann Cahill.

THE European Commission’s investigation of Apple’s arrangements with Ireland could turn out to be a very simple case of this country missing out on a few million euro of a potential tax take from the multinational.

Or it could explode and become a cataclysmic issue that involves the US in a tug-of-war over exactly who is entitled to billions of euro worth of tax from one of the world’s biggest companies.