Call for reform of inadequate coroner system after families experience long delays in investigations
A new report has criticised the current system. By Stephen McDermott Wednesday 21 Apr 2021, 3:20 PM 3 hours ago 3,542 Views 11 Comments
The Coroner s Court in Dublin
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A NEW REPORT has suggested that Ireland’s coroner’s system is “inadequate and can compound and even aggravate the suffering of loved ones”.
The report, which was commissioned by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL), says that successive governments have failed to implement much-needed reforms to the system which were proposed more than two decades ago.
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Hard-hitting report scathing about need to reform Coroners Courts system
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