View this email in your browser THE IRISH TIMES Business Today Wednesday, 28 January, 2026 Editor's Note Good morning, reader The European Union and India have agreed what Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has described as “the mother of all trade deals.” Unlike the Mercosur agreement, this has faced little opposition from Irish and European farmers. Eoin Burke-Kennedy breaks down what it all means for Ireland, while Rahul Bedi provides the Indian perspective. Intel has long been seen as the key to Ireland’s success in attracting foreign direct investment from the tech sector. Now though, Intel is hobbled after missing the boat on artificial intelligence and Ireland too is struggling to catch up on the new sector. In his column, John McManus shows why IDA Ireland needs an AI related win, and quickly too. We all want to save for later in life but do many of us really know what we want it for? In Money Matters, Joanne Hunt explains why it’s so important to understand what we want from our savings. Continue Reading Peter Flanagan   TOP BUSINESS STORIES Business Teneo’s Irish unit pays €2.5m dividend to New York parent Business Pension deductions will appear in pay packets of 760,000 workers for first time this week Business Irish mortgage drawdowns hit post-crash high as values rise in ‘dysfunctional’ market Business Airnav Ireland poised to return cash to State Business Government spending is rising faster than appropriate levels, says Ifac John McManus John McManus: Big thinking needed as the golden age of Irish tech nears its end MORE BUSINESS STORIES Business European values finish higher in wake of easing investor concerns Work Twitter manager subject to ‘direct dismissal in which he played no part’, court told Business Ireland’s embrace of EU-India trade deal over Mercosur boils down to one thing Business Frank Cushnahan ‘living life of character assassination’ for over a decade, court told