'When I left the Covid ward, I just broke down'
Fr James O'Reilly is the Catholic chaplain at Antrim Area Hospital.
Like a lot of his colleagues across Northern Ireland, the past year has been like no other in terms of the providing vital pastoral care to patients, their families and health staff.
He spoke to BBC News NI about the "devastating" reality of coronavirus.
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