View this email in your browser Business Today Friday, 07 August, 2026 Editor's Note Good morning, reader The Bord Gáis Energy Theatre and Westbury hotel owners, John and Bernadette Gallagher, have secured permission to redevelop a 1990s office block in Dublin 4. Killian Woods reports. From Blanchardstown to Oklahoma: Manna’s US drone deliveries aren’t off to a flying start, writes Hugh Dooley in our Big Read. Paddy Power owner Flutter has seen its shares tank this year, and its chief executive depart. Why is it on a losing streak? Barry O’Halloran details the issues facing the New York-listed gambling business. Continue Reading Ciarán Hancock   TOP BUSINESS STORIES Business Donagh Barry’s Axis Education invests in Sligo edtech firm Studyclix Business Westbury owners get green light for Dublin 4 office redevelopment Business Irish Fiscal Advisory Council warns of ‘sizeable’ budgetary overruns Business EY Entrepreneur of the Year profiles: From push notes to balconies and diamond rings Business From Blanchardstown to Oklahoma: Manna’s US drone deliveries aren’t off to a flying start Eoin Burke-Kennedy Was joining IAG a strategic error for Aer Lingus? MORE BUSINESS STORIES Business Global stocks edge lower after slow progress on US-Iran peace deal Business Tommy Kearns: ‘We’re not adapting to the AI era. We’re defining what it looks like in regulated industries’ Business Trevor Casey: ‘From an early age I wanted to build something of my own’ Business Oltian Dervishi: ‘Our goal is to manufacture one balcony every 18 minutes’ 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