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Coroner post-mortems end in southeast as Waterford hospital withdraws service

Coroner post-mortems end in southeast as Waterford hospital withdraws service

Fri, 02 Jan, 2026

Pathologists based in University Hospital Waterford (UHW) are no longer available to carry out coroner-requested post-mortems for the entire southeast

Closure of pathology unit final nail in coffin for autopsies

Closure of pathology unit final nail in coffin for autopsies

Wed, 31 Dec, 2025

THE government has no plan for where post mortems for people from Carlow will be carried out after 1 January, when University Hospital Waterford’s pathology unit will stop doing them.