Remembrance events for nursing home residents who died of Covid in Cork and Dundalk

A candlelit vigil in Dundalk town square and in Cork will be held today for nursing home patients who died of Covid.

Today will see more than 2,000 people marking Covid-19 nursing home deaths with remembrance events in Cork and Dundalk.

The events for those who died while in care during the pandemic will be held this afternoon at 2pm beside Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork and in the Square in Dundalk, Co Louth.