Irish Examiner view: Covid inquiry pledge is starting to look stale

People need to understand the narrative of the past few years

There were proposals for an intrusive surveillance system to monitor social-distancing laws. Picture: PA

As another week slips by, more random facts about our handling of the Covid-19 pandemic emerge into the public consciousness. For now, as it has been for a long time, no formal attempt is being made to join up the dots to provide a clear explanation of what we have all just lived through.

On Monday, we learned that just 53 nursing homes out of 580 across Ireland had experienced no Covid-19 since the virus arrived in February 2020.