[billy123]

The obvious problem is that if you want to be a small island operating as a tax haven for multi billion pound corporations and survive as a nation profiting from their kickbacks,donations and favours that is fine go ahead and base your economy on that but you wont be able to be part of the EU.

Ireland cant have it both ways its either a tax haven or an EU member they have to choose. The EU are well within their rights to demand that their members operate within their guidelines that were set out and agreed upon before becoming members.