A Donegal GP has issued a warning of a crisis in post-mortem services.

Some families are being forced to delay funerals for relatives as a result of a shortage of pathologists.

UK pathologists have been flown in to carry out post-mortems in Waterford, however there are difficulties across the country.

Incoming president of the Coroners Society of Ireland, Dr Denis McCauley says the issue can have a distressing impact on families:

A Donegal GP has issued a warning of a crisis in post-mortem services.
Some families are being forced to delay funerals for relatives as a result of a shortage of pathologists.
UK pathologists have been flown in to carry out post-mortems in Waterford, however there are difficulties across the country.
Incoming president of the Coroners Society of Ireland, Dr Denis McCauley says the issue can have a distressing impact on families:

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Broadcasting to Sligo, North Leitrim and South Donegal.
North West Business Park, Collooney, Ireland
102.5-105FM

Text/WhatsApp us on 00353 83 3500 530 
Telephone 00353 818 365 500 / 00353 71 91 18100 (9am to 6pm Mon to Fri)

Ocean FM is a multi award winning local radio station that broadcasts to the Northwest of Ireland. The station covers the area of South County Donegal, North County Leitrim and County Sligo.

The current CEO of the station is Niall Delaney and the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland (BCI) lists their target audience as 'being all age, socio-economic and ethnic groups across the community'. The station currently employs 22 full-time and 30 part-time staff.