'They were doing everything they could' - Children of Covid-19 victims praise 'brilliant' nursing home staff

The children of two women who passed away in nursing homes in recent days have defended 'brilliant' nursing home staff for doing a good job in difficult circumstances but expressed regrets that their mothers had to pass away alone.
'They were doing everything they could' - Children of Covid-19 victims praise 'brilliant' nursing home staff

The children of two women who passed away in nursing homes in recent days have defended 'brilliant' nursing home staff for doing a good job in difficult circumstances but expressed regrets that their mothers had to pass away alone.

Speaking this this afternoon Grainne Fitzpatrick, told Joe Duffy's Liveline that her 89-year-old mum Doreen Corrigan passed away as result of the virus on Good Friday.

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