Breege O'Connor stayed in the car park of the Coombe so her husband could be by her side

The HSE is also opening an online portal for people in Group 7 on the priority list, as patients tell the Irish Examiner of their difficulties in getting a jab

Since March, there has been an intense focus on the end of life but not nearly enough on the start of it. That is understandable, given coronavirus’s devastating effect on our elderly and a rising death toll that has surpassed 1,800.