Grieving families mourn those who died in care during pandemic

The Remembrance Day event for those who died while in care during the Covid pandemic at Marina Park in Cork. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

Hundreds of grieving families turned out for Friday's Remembrance Day event for those who died while in care during the pandemic.

The events, in Marina Park beside Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, and in the Square in Dundalk, Co Louth, were held ahead of the State's National Day of Remembrance on Sunday.