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Full coverage: healthcare

Revealed: The winners in the health service’s €1.6bn agency staff contracts

Analysis of more than €1.6 billion of HSE spending shows just one recruitment firm received €478 million in less than four years and ten others shared over €1 billion – for an unknown number of staff.

John Reynolds
16th Feb, 2023 - 11 min read

Coming back in the second half: What to do next when a start-up fails

Brian McGovern had chalked up one “success” and one “failure” as a founder and went back to pen and paper to figure out his next move with his brother and business partner. The result is The Baby Academy, which has just registered its one-millionth user.

Rosanna Cooney
1st Feb, 2023 - 5 min read

UPMC bought the Sports Surgery Clinic for €200m. Eleven graphs explain why it makes sense

The Santry Sports Clinic has been snapped up. How much is it worth and how has the business been performing? An assessment of its financial performance over a six-year period sheds new light.

I. Kehoe and T. Lyons
20th Jan, 2023 - 4 min read

US private hospital group in exclusive talks for Santry sports clinic

UPMC is in talks with the owners of Dublin's Sports Surgery Clinic – an acquisition that would dovetail with its existing network of private hospitals and sports injuries treatment centres in Ireland.

Tom Lyons
3rd Jan, 2023 - 3 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

Sean Keyes on investing: Goodman, O’Brien and the allure of private hospitals

Denis O'Brien owns the Beacon Hospital, while Larry Goodman controls the Blackrock Clinic. So, what was the investment rationale for two wealthy tycoons to invest in private healthcare?

Sean Keyes
14th Dec, 2022 - 3 min read

“Continuing impact of Covid-19”: Private hospital weighs down St Vincent’s finances

The South Dublin voluntary healthcare group has reported its heaviest loss in four years as it prepares to establish the new national maternity hospital.

Thomas Hubert
24th Nov, 2022 - 6 min read

Theya Lingerie backers braced for heavy write-downs as the award-winning company seeks to restructure

Theya Lingerie was founded by Ciara Donlon to provide women with post-surgery underwear. Selling across Europe and the US, it has now run out of road and its rescue plan through Scarp could lead to a sale.

Rosanna Cooney
22nd Nov, 2022 - 2 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

More medical waste, more profits, more dividends: How Stericycle thrived through the pandemic

The Irish unit of the US-listed specialist waste collector, which holds the contract for the public health system, has achieved record margins in the past two years.

Thomas Hubert
11th Nov, 2022 - 5 min read
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