Matt Cooper: The fallout for Ireland from Applegate

Ten points to consider as the smoke clears

Apples campus in Cork: Ireland is collateral damage in the war between the tech giant and the EU Picture: Paul Faith/Getty

1 This dispute is between Apple and Europe, but we’re collateral damage

While we have been obsessed, understandably, with the consequences for Ireland, this is a war between the European Commission and Apple, first and foremost – with Apple almost serving as a test case quasi-proxy for the multinational sector as a whole. Ireland is the third party, but our government has done something quite remarkable in response, which deserves greater comment than ...