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The pandemic has opened promising debates around many of our bad habits. The renewed focus on public health should encompass alcohol consumption and a sustainable new business model for pubs, but it is not happening.

Since being co-founded by Brendan O’Farrell in 2003, DCN has developed over 100 rapid diagnostic tests for its customers, which range from larger manufacturers to non-profits to start-ups. Martis Capital has now backed the business.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.