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Full coverage: Health

As a gift to future generations, the government should borrow €30bn for a mental health plan

It is easy to chart the physical results of Covid-19. But when it comes to mental illness, there is no barometer or gauge. The next generation will be paying for the financial cost of this crisis, and we owe it to them to help prevent decades of mental health issues.

Noel Smyth
14th Nov, 2020 - 8 min read

British stock market-listed Medica acquires Irish diagnostics firm for €16m

Dublin-based Centric Health has sold one of its biggest divisions, bringing a new player into the Irish teleradiology services market.

Tom Lyons
4th Nov, 2020 - 2 min read

From skin cancer to Botox for men, a Dublin medical practice is giving private dermatology a facelift

One year on, Dr Caitríona Ryan is forging ahead with her business, the Institute of Dermatologists. She says patients numbers have recovered to pre-Covid-19 levels and warns of exponential growth in the burden of skin cancer for Ireland.

Rosaleen McMeel
16th Sep, 2020 - 7 min read

Chartering expansion on the medical trail

It had once planned to become a nationwide player in Irish healthcare. But after retrenching during the economic bust, and dipping a toe in Dubai, Charter Medical is now back expanding as it moves to acquire a private hospital in the midlands.

Tom Lyons
28th Aug, 2020 - 3 min read

Saving St Mary’s: care workers and residents go to court over Sisters of Charity’s nursing home liquidation

Staff and residents have got legal representation to oppose the closure of the facility they have known as their home and workplace for decades. Directors say the business is not viable – and should vacate the valuable south Dublin city property. The next steps will play out in the High Court.

Tom Lyons
20th Aug, 2020 - 4 min read

Facing 90 CervicalCheck legal cases, a €13bn healthcare giant is now considering shuttering its Irish operations

In a move that could impact women affected by the CervicalCheck screening controversy, its Australian parent is now examining the future of the Irish subsidiaries contracted to help run the programme.

Ian Kehoe
18th Aug, 2020 - 4 min read

“We don’t have a gym and we don’t sell coffee. It was really about the lifestyle we were trying to promote.”

Its stores have suffered, but Gym+Coffee's online business has ensured the company's growth during the crisis. Co-founder and CEO Niall Horgan talks about the importance of community and brand, and reveals its strategy for international expansion.

Ian Kehoe
17th Aug, 2020 - 17 min read

Nursing homes: The weakest link in the fight against Covid-19?

While acute care capacity has been ramping up, Vanguard Health CEO and former NHS executive Audrey Mc Donnell turns her attention to the services caring for those most exposed to the pandemic.

Audrey Mc Donnell
3rd Apr, 2020 - 4 min read

“The tip of the iceberg”: lots left to plan for health service before Covid-19 surge

Co-ordinating public, private and voluntary healthcare providers will help deal with the crisis and communities have offered strong support – but former senior NHS official Audrey Mc Donnell asks will it be enough?

Audrey Mc Donnell
26th Mar, 2020 - 3 min read

The eurozone is in trouble, US market dynamics are all wrong, and an epidemic is spreading – but, fear not, we can still avoid a recession

With no sign of co-ordinated action by the world’s governments and central banks, the economic slowdown brought about by the Covid-19 epidemic adds to clouds already on the horizon.

Peter Kinsella
26th Feb, 2020 - 5 min read
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