Families want ‘truth, answers and accountability’ at Covid inquiry hearing in NI
Families bereaved during the Covid-19 pandemic want “truth, answers and accountability” when decision-making in Northern Ireland is examined by the UK-wide inquiry, a solicitor has said.
Enda McGarrity, who represents the Covid Bereaved Families for Justice (CBFFJ), was commenting ahead of the inquiry’s hearings in Belfast, which begin next Tuesday and will run for three weeks.
The campaign group, which comprises 160 families who lost loved ones, has been designated as a core participant in the proceedings chaired by Baroness Heather Hallett.
Mr McGarrity reiterated the group’s concerns that three weeks will be insufficient to explore Stormont’s handling of the pandemic, and he
