Children’s hospital inquiry - Another spin on merrygoround

Limerick’s Cian Lynch was named Hurler of the Year for 2018. He is just 23 but in that short life, he has seen more public inquiries, tribunals or hearings than even he could wave a hurley at. Most fell short of provoking the kind of change that the events leading to their establishment demanded.

We are at that point again where a safety-valve inquiry is needed. This time around, the national children’s hospital’s soaring costs provides the theme for the next grand confessional.