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Louth Village man leads Mars Project Page 10
DkIT appoint new President Page 19
Wednesday, 4th January, 2023. Vol. 16, Issue 1 • 63 Clanbrassil Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth
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‘Inquiry will give closure to Dealgan House families’ By Tamara O’Connell Louth Sinn Fein TD Ruairi O Murchu has said the announcement that there is to be an inquiry into the State’s handling of Covid-19 will “raise people’s hopes”. An inquiry into the State’s handling of Covid-19 is to be set up this year, according to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar. The Taoiseach added that the inquiry will not set out to apportion blame but will help to prepare for future pandemics. During the first Covid 19 outbreak in 2020, 23 people died between April and May. Many of the families who lost loved ones have been campaigning for a full inquiry to answer all questions regarding nursing home deaths in Dealgan House during Covid-19. The nursing home based in Toberona which has since been sold and is now called Curam Care was one of the worst hit nursing homes during the devastating early days of the pandemic. It was also the only nursing home in the country taken over by the HSE. Continued on Page 2
Ms Mayuko Suzuki, secretary consular of the Japanese Embassy, with Oliver Morgan at the wreath laying ceremony in Dundalk to mark the fifth anniversary of Yosuke Sasaki’s death.