A career diplomat, French ambassador Stéphane Crouzat has kept the lines open between Dublin and Paris through the Brexit saga, difficult negotiations on corporation tax, ramping up interest for Ireland in French business circles and plans for new infrastructure connecting the two countries.  “We felt that the double Irish scheme was not fair, and we were pleased that finally Ireland has decided to do away with it,” he says. But he warns that if broader agreement on the taxation of multinationals is not found between OECD countries as planned this year, France will resume its assault on Ireland’s tax regime…