The Beacon Hospital is performing strongly. It is being sold to an Australian bank after months of talks, at a big profit to Denis O'Brien.
A planned €75 million expansion of the Denis O'Brien-owned private medical facility stalled for almost two years after local opposition. Things look set to change with a new ruling from An Bord Pleanála.
The unthinking way Beacon chief executive Michael Cullen doled out state-owned vaccines to private school teachers raises questions for its board. While the scandal is different from the one that played out at Davy, the discrepancy between actions and consequences is glaring.
New filings for the Blackrock Clinic show a business in rude health, with serious capital investment and room for growth. However, the sector is not without challenge, as other operators are discovering.
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