Full coverage: healthcare

St Vincent’s debt is secured on its land, and the pandemic relief it has obtained from the conditions attached to its debt is about to expire. Where does this leave the new maternity hospital site?

Forget the Religious Sisters of Charity – they are gone. St Vincent’s Hospital Group has its own interests, and the deal it has made with the State protects them for the long term.

To the relief of thousands of counsellors, psychotherapists and chiropractors, the authorities have said Vat need not be charged on their fees. However a practitioner of Chinese medicine and acupuncturist was not so lucky.

With almost 900,000 public health patients waiting for hospital treatment, travelling abroad for care can be a fast, affordable option. In the first of two reports, Tommie Gorman explores the Cross Border Directive, a vital pressure valve in Ireland's dysfunctional two-tier health system.

Political interference has blurred the picture of what is in many aspects a typical story: Two corporations are merging. They and their investors are fighting to protect their interests.

Judging by the usage of its loyalty card, more than 651,000 individuals shopped at Boots in Ireland last year. While other foreign-owned retailers are retreating from Ireland, the pharmacy chain remains a cash cow for its owners.

Accounts for the Mater Private show just how much the company is paying in intercompany interest. BAM, meanwhile, has taken aim at the “inaccurate and misleading information” about the new children’s hospital.

Beyond the high-profile cases of queue jumping, what happens next in the vaccine plan and does Ireland have the IT systems required as supply ramps up? In a major investigation, we examine Ireland's vaccine rollout.

The Beacon Hospital's chief executive remains at the centre of the controversy surrounding the allocation of vaccines to his children's school. This is just the latest twist in the rollercoaster history linking Michael Cullen and the private healthcare provider.

Tony Heffernan and David Moloney were behind Ireland's largest primary healthcare centre. Now, they want to roll out 10 day centres over the next three years with backing from a Japanese firm.