Families are facing delays arranging funerals because of growing pressure on the country's post mortem services.

A shortage of pathologists and mortuary staff means some hospitals can't release bodies back to families within a reasonable time frame.

Experts say there are also questions over who is in charge of the whole process, as responsibility sits between the Departments of Health, Justice and the HSE.

Denis McAuley, President of the Irish Coroner's Society, says funerals here could take as long to be held as they do in England:

 

Families are facing delays arranging funerals because of growing pressure on the country's post mortem services.
A shortage of pathologists and mortuary staff means some hospitals can't release bodies back to families within a reasonable time frame.
Experts say there are also questions over who is in charge of the whole process, as responsibility sits between the Departments of Health, Justice and the HSE.
Denis McAuley, President of the Irish Coroner's Society, says funerals here could take as long to be held as they do in England:
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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.

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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.