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24th April 2019
10:47am BST

"Due to inadequate body storage and refrigeration facilities, most bodies lie on trolleys in corridors, often leaking body fluids on to the floor.
“Bodies decompose in the corridors, leading to closed-coffin funerals with relatives unable to view the remains as a result of gaseous decomposition. The trauma imposed on the bereaved is almost unspeakable.
“The cramped facilities expose the public to the noise and odours of a working postmortem room when visiting the public areas of the mortuary for identification/viewing purposes and funerals."
The letter is addressed to Gerry O’Dwyer, chief executive of the South – South West Hospital Group in Cork.We have reached out to the HSE for comment, but they have not yet responded.