“This is a time of grief for his family. For this suggestion to be made, which has no basis in truth whatsoever, it is beyond disrespectful”
A false claim that Meath councillor Damien O’Reilly died as a result of the Covid vaccine has been slammed as “outrageous and disrespectful” by a political colleague.
The 40-year-old Meath county councillor, who died tragically last Saturday, was laid to rest on Thursday.
His funeral mass heard how the father-of-one, who was also a stepfather and engaged to be married, had “a special place” in everyone’s hearts.
Last week, a newspaper edited by former journalist turned conspiracy theorist Gemma O’Doherty claimed that his death could have been linked to the Covid vaccine.
The Irish Light released a tweet about Mr O’Reilly under the caption ‘RIP #DiedSuddenly’ alongside a retweeted 2021 post by the Meath councillor, where he had said he was “delighted to be fully vaccinated” and praised the rollout of the Covid vaccine.
The Irish Light and its editor Gemma O’Doherty are already before the High Court for suggesting that a young man who died from suicide lost his life after taking the vaccine.
Alan Lawes, an independent councillor based in Navan Co Meath, has slammed O’Doherty’s publication for suggesting his political colleague’s death was linked to the vaccine.
“This is a time of grief for his family. For this suggestion to be made, which has no basis in truth whatsoever, it is beyond disrespectful. In fact, it’s outrageous....
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