Irish government caught in a trap between Apple, the EU, and its own citizens

ANALYSIS: Following a European Commission ruling that Ireland must recover $14.5 billion in taxes from Apple, the country’s government finds itself confronting a politically agonizing decision about whether to appeal.
Immediately after the EC made its decision public, Ireland’s finance minister made a snap statement saying his government would appeal. But since then, it’s become increasingly clear that doing so would be politically unpopular with Irish citizens, which has force