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Full coverage: France

“Change the business model”: What next for Ireland’s largest nursing home group after Orpea’s quasi-nationalisation?

Investors led by France’s sovereign wealth fund are taking control of the debt-ridden French care multinational. Their input into an ongoing restructuring plan remains to be seen, as does its impact on Orpea’s 1,500 Irish residents.

Thomas Hubert
1st Feb, 2023 - 5 min read

Make or break: How Ireland’s largest nursing homes operator prepares to face New Year credit crunch

Following a scandal in its French home market, Orpea is battling creditors with deadlines falling in the coming months. New company information reveals how its Irish arm is facing the crisis.

Thomas Hubert
23rd Dec, 2022 - 4 min read

Big Pharma, baby food and Brexit: What is driving a 50% jump in trade with France?

As trade routes between Ireland and the continent are redrawn to avoid Britain, France has never felt closer – and its modernising economy is attracting a growing volume of business to and from this island. Thomas Hubert reports from Paris.

Thomas Hubert
14th Dec, 2022 - 17 min read

EirGrid targets 30-year payback from €1.6bn power interconnector with France

Finance and contractors are in place for the major infrastructure project destined to replace peak gas-fired generation with overseas renewable or nuclear electricity. Thomas Hubert reports from Paris.

Thomas Hubert
25th Nov, 2022 - 6 min read

In pictures: A tour of Eileen Gray’s miraculously restored villa on the Riviera

The house carefully designed by the Irish artist was subject to decades of abuse. Against all odds, it now allows visitors to time-travel back to the day of its completion in 1929.

Thomas Hubert
19th Nov, 2022 - 8 min read

Embattled Orpea announces country exits, property disposals and price hikes

The French nursing home group, which has a leading position in Ireland, is facing insolvency early next year if it can’t convince investors to refinance it for the second time since a scandal erupted last January.

Thomas Hubert
15th Nov, 2022 - 4 min read

Au revoir Orpea? Part 2 – Scrutinising standards and stalled plans at a care giant

Irregularities uncovered in France have shaken Orpea, the multinational group now dominating Ireland's nursing home industry. This investigation draws from inside sources and dozens of inspection reports to assess what the scandal means for its hundreds of residents and its expansion plans here.

Thomas Hubert
3rd Nov, 2022 - 26 min read

Seven years on, Dawn Meats begins to reap rewards from its investment in French beef

Elivia, the billion-euro meat processor part-owned by the Browne and Queally families, is roaring ahead. The Irish partners are giving themselves time to decide on a full takeover.

Thomas Hubert
10th Oct, 2022 - 2 min read

The French electorate has given Macron his toughest job to date: Work on himself

For the umpteenth time, the French president has heralded a “new method” of government. This time, a hung parliament is forcing him to go through with this promise.

Thomas Hubert
25th Jun, 2022 - 6 min read

France is a booming unicorn factory. Should Ireland be trying to emulate its success?

France has come out a winner in creating a start-up nation under President Emmanuel Macron. But does a national strategy make sense any more or should we be looking for European-wide policies?

Rosanna Cooney
23rd May, 2022 - 8 min read
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