Group backs call for 'wide-ranging inquiry' into Covid deaths in nursing homes 

Coroners Society president Frank O’Connell said last week he believed such an inquiry was necessary to provide answers for grieving relatives about why their loved ones died. Picture: Denis Minihane

The Irish Association of Social Workers (IASW) has backed a call by the Coroners Society of Ireland for a “wide-ranging inquiry” into Covid-19-related deaths in nursing homes.

Coroners Society president Frank O’Connell said last week he believed such an inquiry was necessary to provide answers for grieving relatives about why their loved ones died.