It’s probably fair to say that Margrethe Vestager is not a favourite among those in the halls of Leinster House. And certainly not in the boardrooms of Cupertino. The EU’s competition commissioner did not hide her joy last week when the European Court of Justice delivered its judgment on the long-running Apple tax saga and the matter of more than €13 billion in unpaid taxes. “It was the win that made me cry because it is very important to show European taxpayers that, once in a while, tax justice can be done,” she said. Much will be debated about Irish…

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