View this email in your browser Business Today Monday, 10 August, 2026 Editor's Note Good morning, reader Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s Galway operation has spent more than €2 million on exit packages for staff since announcing a large hiring drive in 2023. Killian Woods has the details. “I have made a profit on shares I own. What happens if I leave them to my wife when I die?” says a reader in our personal finance Q&A. Dominic Coyle has the answer. If you’d like to read more about the issues that affect your finances try signing up to On the Money, the weekly newsletter from our personal finance team, which will be issued every Friday to Irish Times subscribers. A century ago, Irish emigrants rarely got the opportunity to return home. Now, a large number return after a decade with valuable skills and experience that hugely benefit the Irish economy, writes our columnist John FitzGerald. Continue Reading Ciarán Hancock   TOP BUSINESS STORIES Business ‘We have to deliver infrastructure at pace’: Uisce Éireann shifts focus to facilitate housing Business Hewlett Packard Enterprise cuts Galway workforce despite pledge to create 150 jobs Business John Lunn: ‘My true passion for our industry came during my year with Cartier in Madrid’ Business Fewer than one in five small firms have built AI into their business models, survey finds Work A Dublin businesswoman in Cannes: ‘The locals love my accent. Being Irish is definitely an advantage’ John FitzGerald Changing face of diaspora: emigrants now returning with valuable skills and experience MORE BUSINESS STORIES Markets European benchmark index closes on a record high Business Baggot St hotel plan for old bank site draws ire of local residence and businesses Business The Irish Times to close its Breakingnews.ie website Farming & Food Global food prices hit three-year high on back of conflict and extreme weather 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