No April's fool joke: 2026 before covid report lands

It will be over six years by then since the first death from covid in Ireland with more than 9,500 since

A 'betrayal of bereaved families', 'late in the day', and 'tokenistic' were some of the frustrated responses to the announcement.  File picture

It could be April 2026 before the chair of the covid evaluation — not an inquiry — finalises her report leaving many despairing at waiting so long.

Those miserable lockdown days ran into each other even at the time — so how much more unreliable will memories be of why decisions were made by 2026?