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Our child is lashing out when we try to take her to school – what can we do?

This week, expert Colman Noctor advises a reader whose child is having a tough time as she starts school

IBM wins contract to centralise HSE’s financial IT system

The integrated financial management system is planned to provide better financial reporting and forecasting, as well as enabling greater transparency

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I feel overwhelmed by the menopause – will it ever end?

This week, consultant physician Dr Mary Ryan advises a reader who is struggling with the onset of the change

Today's headlines

McGrath confirms massive health overspend will need bailout; State warned over consumer rights bill

The stories you need to read from today’s Business Post

Health budget: McGrath pledges extra Covid-19 funding for HSE

Minister for Public Expenditure said the health budget was “always challenging” but had “greater complexity” this year due to the impact of the pandemic

Editor’s picks: Sit down with the best of our big reads

Our editors handpick some of the best writing in this week’s Business Post – including Matt Cooper’s take on the Siteserv report, and a series of dramatic letters between Michael McGrath and Stephen Donnelly

Today's headlines

McGrath warns over Donnelly’s health budget; Finance official leaked Siteserv details while at Davy

The top stories from business and politics in today’s Business Post

‘Dear Stephen’: McGrath told Donnelly health overspend was ‘of great concern’

Letters from the Minister for Public Expenditure show his frustration as he sought clarity from the Minister for Health about a potential deficit of €2 billion, despite ‘the largest health budget in the history of the state’

Reid cited ‘frustrations’ and ‘constraints’ in HSE resignation letter

Comments raise questions about whether perceived political interference in a HSE decision over Navan Hospital played a role in Reid’s resignation

McGrath warns of ‘great concern’ over Donnelly’s health budget overspend

Letters reveal potential deficit of €2 billion which could require bailout for Department of Health this year

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Can I ever escape my post-Covid brain fog?

Sabina Brennan advises a reader still affected by ill effects two years after having the virus

xWave plans new funding round to scale AI product after raising €1.3m from investors

The health-tech start-up has submitted an international patent for a new ‘revolutionary’ AI diagnostic tool

The Treatment: The technology making core to floor therapy easier

Sometimes termed the ‘mommy makeover’, core to floor therapy is actually now being seen as essential care for both men and women, and technological devices, while expensive, can really help

Correction

A story about Tony Holohan and Maura Quinn published on August 28, was inaccurate and the Business Post wishes to correct the record

Tony O’Brien: Sláintecare struggles show we need a new approach to policymaking

The much-touted healthcare policy has been reduced to a broadly meaningless catchphrase, with absolutely no hope of it being achieved in its ten-year time frame

Unhealthy attitudes: Is Irish healthcare letting our new citizens down?

Many women coming to Ireland from other countries have found themselves ignored, patronised and discriminated against in Irish healthcare settings. How can this situation be rectified?

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My partner has fallen into the habit of constantly criticising others

This week, Fiona Brennan advises a reader who wants their partner to stop being extremely negative about their friends and relatives

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Design for Life: I want to avoid an old boss in a new job

This week, expert Louise Campbell advises a reader who is fearful of crossing paths again with a bullying former boss

Tony O’Brien: Cowen’s silly season HSE proposal shows where real dysfunctions lie

The Fianna Faíl TD should know that there is zero prospect of his suggestion to amalgamate the roles of HSE chief and Health secretary general being taken seriously

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Our different parenting styles are causing tension, I don’t know what to do

This week, psychotherapist Dr Colman Noctor advises a reader who takes a far more relaxed attitude to parenting than her husband does