Man 'frozen in grief' among bereaved calling for wider and more public covid inquiry

Allison McCarthy (centre) from Cork holding a framed photograph of her mother Alice Donovan, Lorraine Lamb (left) with a photograph of her mother Jean, and Maria Stynes (right) outside the Dail at a memorial event organised by Care Champions marking six years since nursing homes and disability centres first locked down for covid-19. Picture: Moya Nolan

A man “frozen in grief” since his father died in a nursing home during the covid-19 lockdowns has called for a wider and more public inquiry into those years. 

Kieran Brady was among bereaved families and advocates with Care Champions who held a memorial outside the Dáil on Tuesday to mark six years since care centre lockdowns started.