Monaghan woman says Covid-19 has taken away tradition of an Irish passing

A Monaghan woman says Covid-19 has taken away the tradition of an Irish passing.

Patrick McCarron died from coronavirus in April 2020, and his granddaughter has spoken of how the pandemic has made grieving more difficult for families.

Caitríona Sherlock was studying in Dublin at the time and had to watch his funeral online by herself.

3,418 people in Ireland have died from Covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic, with the highest daily total being recorded yesterday.

Caitríona says her grief was delayed because she couldn’t be with her family when she needed to be.