View this email in your browser THE IRISH TIMES Business Today Monday, 11 May, 2026 Editor's Note Good morning, reader Two of Ireland’s best-known construction and property names are joining forces in a new venture to build 1,000 social and affordable homes a year with initial funding of €32 million. Builder John Sisk & Son and the Durkan family-owned developer D/RES Properties will begin selling affordable houses in a new project, Foothills in Killinarden, Dublin, where they are building 635 homes in September. Barry O’Halloran reports. The dollar climbed in Asia this morning on signs that talks between the United States and Iran were deadlocked, leaving the vital Strait of Hormuz all but shut and sending oil prices higher. Continue Reading Colin Gleeson   TOP BUSINESS STORIES Markets Oil prices climb again as US-Iran talks teeter Business Women at the sharp end as AI takes over administrative roles Work Driver-run Irish taxi apps aim to challenge the dominance of the market’s big players Markets Samsung hits $1tn valuation as big stocks keep getting bigger Business Irish entrepreneurs travel to Toronto for week of executive education Barry O'Regan As in the UK and Spain, building offshore wind farms could reduce Irish energy bills MORE BUSINESS STORIES Business Irish office outfitter Huntoffice eyes UK expansion Work From Tipperary to Kentucky: The Irish man plotting equine bloodlines at Coolmore’s US operation Business Goodbody Stockbrokers profits more than double to €16.1m Business Company behind St Patrick’s Day festival hit with €448,000 VAT bill 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 number 2514 Registered in Ireland as The Irish Times DAC