Irish Examiner view: Inquiry into Covid-19 deaths in nursing homes should be conducted

Despite our previous experience, we were ill-prepared for the impact the third wave of coronavirus had on our nursing homes

More than 2,000 nursing home residents in Ireland have died after contracting Covid-19. File picture: iStock

Frank O’Connell, a coroner who is looking into six Covid-related deaths at a Cork nursing home, is considering whether there is a legal basis to hold inquests into their deaths. 

Whatever conclusion he arrives at, he should be supported in his view that a wide-ranging inquiry into all Covid-19 deaths in nursing homes should be conducted.