View this email in your browser Business Today Tuesday, 07 July, 2026 Editor's Note Good morning, reader The average home in Ireland is sold just once every 50 years, according to a new report by property website MyHome.ie. Compiled in conjunction with Bank of Ireland, it indicates that annual asking price inflation for properties nationally rose to 5 per cent in the second quarter, writes Eoin Burke-Kennedy. A lump sum to pay off inheritance tax is perhaps the best gift you can leave behind for your family, writes Fiona Reddan in her weekly Your Money feature. At 65 years old, isn’t it time for RTÉ to retire The Late Late Show? asks our media columnist Hugh Linehan. Continue Reading Ciarán Hancock   TOP BUSINESS STORIES Business Channor warns tax surcharge puts small Irish developers at ‘competitive disadvantage’ Business Average house in Ireland sold just once every 50 years, MyHome report finds Business Henkel sticks the Sagrada Família together, with some Irish help Business Irish asset and wealth management industry could be worth $9tn by 2030, says PwC Business Seamstress treated ‘shabbily’ with forced retirement after 17 years at Cork shop secures €76,000 Richard Cantillon New Fed chief seeks to end forward guidance MORE BUSINESS STORIES Business Gas Networks Ireland to pay €66m dividend to Government Business Microsoft axes 4,800 jobs as it ‘resets’ Xbox Business Conroy Gold advances plan for dual stock market listing in Toronto Farming & Food Average farm income up 49% in 2025 despite persistent ‘volatility’ 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