‘She’s too good for you’ — Competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager is not for turning

Ever since Brussels declared last August that Apple owed Ireland some €13bn in unpaid taxes, politicians for or against the EU decision have been waiting to find out more.

Yesterday gave them that chance with the appearance of the meticulous competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager.

Politicians of all hues went to take her on. Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael joined forces to accuse Brussels of interfering in Irish tax laws and of using state aid rules as a “veil” for their own ends.