Apple paid Ireland $17.1bn last year, about 40% of its worldwide tax. Most of the excess is the back taxes Ireland fought for eight years not to collect.

The company, which has 5,575 staff in Ireland, booked profits of $34 billion in the State in 2025

Apple paid Ireland $17 billion in taxes last year, 40% of its global total, after a landmark EU court ruling forced settlement of a decade-long