View this email in your browser THE IRISH TIMES Business Today Monday, 25 May, 2026 Editor's Note Good morning, reader Good morning, The hot weather doesn’t make you think about flooding, but new research from the Central Bank shows that up to 37,000 mortgaged households here are located in areas prone to serious flooding, posing a significant financial risk to the homeowners. It estimated that the number of households here in “high‑likelihood flood zones” is on the rise because of climate change, and that between 6,450 and 36,700 mortgaged households are located in these high-risk flood zones. In his weekly financial Q&A, Dominic Coyle addresses the vexed question about who owns the assets in a joint account when one account holder dies. Not all joint accounts are created equal, he writes, and that affects who gets any money that is in them when somebody dies. Continue Reading Eoin Burke-Kennedy   TOP BUSINESS STORIES Business The financial exposure of Irish households to flooding and lazy generational labels Business Pilita Clark: Please stop talking about Gen Z in the office Business Up to 37,000 mortgaged households are in high-risk flood zones Business Plan for 583 apartments in Walkinstown wins backing of An Coimisiún Pleanála Business SYS Financial hits €1bn threshold with latest acquisition David McRedmond Surge in ecommerce means we need to reimagine retail on the streets of our towns and cities MORE BUSINESS STORIES Business Dunloe Hotel in Killarney gets €100m renovation from German Liebherr family Farming & Food Fertiliser prices in Ireland spiked by 15.3% towards end of last year Business Aer Lingus executive takes ‘exception’ to sacked pilot’s claim of ‘falsifying’ safety report Work Worker claims employer reneged on deal to require Lithuanian co-workers to speak English Do you have questions about becoming an Irish Times subscriber, or about your subscription? You'll find handy guides in our FAQs, and you can manage many aspects of your subscription in the My Account section. Never miss a business story Subscribe now for just €1 for your first month SUBSCRIBE     Registration n