Stephen Donnelly gives thumbs up to Covid inquiry, expects terms to be finalised shortly

Terms of reference for Ireland’s Covid-19 review are expected to be finalised shortly, Stephen Donnelly said on Saturday, as the UK’s inquiry into Boris Johnson’s government’s handling of the pandemic dominated headlines across the water this week.

Speaking at Fianna Fáil’s Ard Fheis, the minister for health indicated that the Department of the Taoiseach is expected to submit a framework "soon enough“ for a review into how Ireland managed the pandemic and how this would ...