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Bereaved family members call for accountability for NI Covid response

Families of people who died of Covid-19 have called for accountability for decisions made in Northern Ireland in response to the pandemic. On Thursday, former health minister Robin Swann and Dr Denis McMahon, permanent secretary of the Executive ...

06 Jul 2023 at 19:01

Northern Ireland

Family members of Covid victims say they were ‘failed’ by NI pandemic response

People who died as a result of Covid in Northern Ireland were “failed” by the response to the pandemic, bereaved family members have said. On Tuesday Brenda Doherty, a leading campaigner in the Northern Ireland Covid-19 Bereaved Families for ...

18 Jul 2023 at 14:04

Northern Ireland

Covid victim was ‘double-bagged like toxic waste’, daughter tells inquiry

An elderly victim of Covid-19 from Northern Ireland was “double-bagged like toxic waste” after her death, a public inquiry has heard. Brenda Doherty, the daughter of Ruth Burke, also told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry that, after her mother was ...

18 Jul 2023 at 13:40

Northern Ireland

NI Covid victim died in hospital on same day as Downing St party, inquiry hears

A Northern Ireland Covid victim died alone in hospital on the same day that former prime minister Boris Johnson attended a bring-your-own party at Downing Street, the UK Covid-19 inquiry has been told. A barrister for the Northern ...

03 Oct 2023 at 17:14

Northern Ireland

Covid-19 inquiry can honour our loved ones’ memories, says bereaved daughter

The coming of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry to Northern Ireland “can honour our loved ones’ memories”, a bereaved daughter has said. The inquiry started three weeks’ of hearings in Belfast on Tuesday, examining the political governance ...

30 Apr 2024 at 16:54

Northern Ireland

Covid victim’s daughter tells inquiry of disgust over Downing Street parties

The daughter of a Covid victim who died alone in hospital said bereaved families in Northern Ireland were left “disgusted” by revelations of Downing Street parties during lockdown. Catriona Myles told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry her ...

05 Oct 2023 at 12:43

Northern Ireland

Covid victim’s daughter says legislative change needed over hospital visits

There must be legislative change to ensure that elderly and vulnerable patients do not die alone in hospital, a bereaved daughter has told the Covid-19 Inquiry. Martina Ferguson told the hearing that she had to argue with ...

26 Nov 2024 at 16:43

Northern Ireland

Daughter of Covid victim says actions of Stormont leaders ‘compounded grief’

The daughter of a Covid-19 victim from Northern Ireland has said the actions of both Sinn Fein and the DUP compounded the grief of those bereaved during the pandemic. Brenda Doherty accused Stormont’s leaders of placing ...

16 May 2024 at 14:41

Northern Ireland

Daughter of Covid victim calls for Northern Ireland inquiry into pandemic

A woman whose father died from coronavirus has called for a specific Northern Ireland inquiry into government decision-making during the pandemic. Bereaved families from across Northern Ireland gathered in Belfast on ...

25 Apr 2023 at 18:01

Northern Ireland

Bereaved families criticise Covid-19 vaccine rollout at public inquiry

Bereaved families have criticised the “haphazard” rollout of the coronavirus vaccine, including concerns over who was classed a key worker and access for rural communities. At the UK Covid-19 inquiry on Wednesday, ...

15 Jan 2025 at 16:27

Northern Ireland

Covid Inquiry hears claim elderly woman was ‘denied chance of survival’

A man has told the Covid-19 inquiry that he believes his mother was denied the chance of survival in April 2020. Glen Grundle from Coleraine was at times tearful as he spoke about his mum Milda’s experience in ...

03 Mar 2026 at 17:37

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