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O’Neill ‘not fully briefed on pandemic risks and responses as health minister’

Michelle O’Neill has said she was not fully briefed on the detail of risks and potential responses to a pandemic when she was health minister. The Sinn Fein vice president served in Stormont’s health portfolio from May 2016 to the then collapse of ...

12 Jul 2023 at 13:52

Northern Ireland

All-Ireland forum would have been ‘extremely helpful’ during Covid – union boss

A civic forum between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland would have been “extremely helpful” in preparing for the Covid pandemic, a trade union leader has said. Gerry Murphy, the assistant general secretary of Irish Congress of Trade ...

17 Jul 2023 at 21:32

Northern Ireland

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 ...

06 Jul 2023 at 19:01

Northern Ireland

NI chief scientific adviser received ‘no requests for advice’ before pandemic

Northern Ireland’s chief scientific adviser said he did not give any scientific advice to government until the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Professor Ian Young’s evidence was discussed at the UK Covid-19 Inquiry on Thursday as ...

06 Jul 2023 at 18:09

Northern Ireland

Years of neglect of NI health service hindered pandemic response, says Swann

Years of neglect of Northern Ireland’s health service hindered its ability to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, the region’s former health minister has said. Robin Swann served as the Stormont health minister from the eve of the ...

06 Jul 2023 at 17:32

Northern Ireland

‘Young provided advice to Department of Health but not the Executive pre-2020’

Chief Scientific Adviser Ian Young gave advice to the Department of Health but not the Executive Office before the pandemic, the Covid-19 Inquiry has been told. Chief Medical Officer Sir Michael McBride discussed the role during ...

10 Jul 2023 at 17:19

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 ...

18 Jul 2023 at 13:40

Northern Ireland

Mobile phones analysis following deleted WhatsApp messages ‘ongoing’ – O’Neill

Analysis of mobile devices used by former Stormont ministers and special advisers during the coronavirus pandemic over the deletion of messages is ongoing, Michelle O’Neill has said. It emerged at the UK Covid-19 Inquiry in ...

19 Feb 2024 at 15:22

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 ...

03 Oct 2023 at 17:14

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland had lowest Covid deaths rate in UK, report states

Northern Ireland had fewer deaths per head of population than England, Scotland or Wales across the three years of the pandemic, evidence given to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry has stated. A report, published on the inquiry ...

13 Nov 2023 at 11:35

Northern Ireland

Covid inquiry hears of tensions over daily death figures in Northern Ireland

Tensions rose between the Department of Health and the Public Health Agency (PHA) in Northern Ireland over the daily death and testing figures during the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic, the UK Covid-19 ...

02 May 2024 at 16:13

Northern Ireland

Covid-19 inquiry ‘an opportunity for candour’ from Stormont leaders

The sitting of the Covid inquiry in Belfast has been described as “an opportunity for candour” from Stormont’s leaders during the pandemic. The UK-wide inquiry opened hearings in the Northern Ireland capital on ...

30 Apr 2024 at 18:13

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