Paul Hosford: Something went wrong somewhere in dealing with Covid-19

With the country now in a third and sustained lockdown, the questions of 'what went wrong?' and 'how did we get here?' have resurfaced.

Dr Tony Holohan wrote to the Health Minister on December 30 saying that the coronavirus situation was 'the most concerning observed since the onset of the pandemic in Ireland'. Photo: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos

The Government is refusing to admit it made a major mistake when it ignored public health advice and opened up the hospitality sector in the run-up Christmas. The public health experts have so far resisted the temptation to say "we told you so".

However, with daily cases averaging more than 7,000 and record numbers in hospital, something went wrong somewhere and someone has to take the blame.