Coroners call for statutory inquiry into Covid-19 nursing home deaths

Frank O’Connell, president of the Coroners Society of Ireland, believes such an inquiry is necessary to provide answers for grieving relatives about why their loved ones died.

The Coroners Society of Ireland has called for a “wide-ranging inquiry” into all Covid-19 related nursing home deaths.

Its president, Frank O’Connell, believes such an inquiry is necessary to provide answers for grieving relatives about why their loved ones died.