Today the Irish people paused to reflect and remember all those who died from COVID-19 during the pandemic. Some 6,600 people in Ireland lost their lives to the disease and countless more had their lives changed utterly.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin was due to attend the main ceremony at the Garden of Remembrance in Dublin butwhilst in Washington DC. Instead the Government was represented by Tánaiste Leo Vardkar who paid tribute to those who had kept the nation safe during its darkest hours:
“We also gather to give thanks to the frontline workers, essential workers and volunteers who led our national response in the pandemic,” he told those in attendance. “You showed us Ireland at its best. You showed us Ireland at its best - beimid buíoch daoibh i gconaí. “We do so in the knowledge that the pandemic is not yet over in Ireland, nor around the world. Our battle with this virus continues.”representatives of frontline workers and the families of those who died. Memories were shared and comfort was given.
Pictured Tánaiste Leo Varadkar TD attending the National Commemoration day for those who died over the course the Covid 19 Pandemic in the Garden of Remembrance in Dublin this afternoon. Picture by: Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie.
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