A local senator has highlighted the need for more pathologists across the country.
Monaghan Senator Robbie Gallagher said the grieving families are increasingly having to delay funerals for relatives because of hold-ups in carrying out post-mortems in multiple counties.
Around 6,000 post-mortems are carried out in Ireland annually, ordered by coroners after a sudden, unexplained, violent or unnatural death.
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Senator Gallagher told Maitiú Monaghan what impact the situation is having across the region.
