View this email in your browser Business Today Wednesday, 05 August, 2026 Editor's Note Good morning, reader Ciarán Foley, chief executive of the Re-turn group in charge of recycling plastic bottles and aluminium cans and board members earned a €100,000 increase to their pay last year, bringing it to €700,000, Killian Woods reports. Fully electric cars are, for the first time, the best sellers on the Irish new car market, with more than double the registrations of diesel models, writes Michael McAleer. New car registrations for July under the new 262 number plate were up 8.63 per cent on the same month last year. Total registrations for the year up to the end of July are up 5.2 per cent at 114,228. A worker at a pharma company sacked after getting into a fist-fight with a takeaway driver in a row over a late order has won his job back, having spent 15 months out of work. The fracas broke out when staff refused a food delivery because their break was finished, the Workplace Relations Commission heard. Continue Reading Dominic Coyle   TOP BUSINESS STORIES Business Re-Turn chief executive and board share six-figure pay rise Business Donagh Barry firm banked €4m payout from college group before Axis Education deal Business Denis O’Brien’s Actavo group exits events business and sells assets to rival Business Profits among Northern Ireland’s 100 largest companies fall by more than 17% Business Solar power specialist Elgin secures almost €600m backing for British deals John McManus How did Michael Fingleton get away with it? MORE BUSINESS STORIES Business Green energy call on BOC Gases owner wins investor support Business BP to sell $4bn US biogas business as profits more than double Business ESB secures 29% rise in pay to €410,000 for chief executive Paddy Hayes Business Tributes paid to Mayo businesswoman who cofounded leading grasslands machinery firm 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