Shortly after he sold his company for a valuation in the region of £300 million (€351 million) in 2013, Sir John Griffin told Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs that he was domiciled in Ireland for tax purposes. The businessman, who holds Irish and UK passports, was born to Irish parents living in London. Over 40 years, starting with a small taxi cab firm, he had built one of the UK’s most successful private car hire businesses, Addison Lee.  In written evidence to a tax tribunal, he said: “I was and am besotted with Ireland, infatuated with Ireland. I believe that…

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