‘Healthcare is Ireland’s next boom sector’ – Denis O’Brien reflects on ‘bittersweet’ sale of Beacon Hospital
The tycoon, who has made accurate predictions in the past, said the sector could emulate the highly successful aviation leasing industry
O'Brien made an estimated €250m on the Beacon deal
Businessman Denis O’Brien says his sale of the Beacon Hospital is “bittersweet”, despite making an estimated €250m on the deal, because he believes healthcare is set to become a major boom sector in Ireland.
O’Brien – who weeks ago ceded majority control of his Digicel telecoms empire to bondholders – has been outspoken in his downbeat views in recent years on sectors such as telecoms and commercial property where he’s previously made billions.
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