ICCL presents a new report on Ireland’s system of investigating deaths. We find serious failings which compound grief and suffering.
We all hope that when a loved one dies, they go peacefully. If they do not, we hope that the bereaved will be met with compassion, competence, and clarity as they try to find answers and secure justice.
In Ireland, the reality is far from this ideal. Delays spanning decades compound the suffering of the bereaved. Families are faced with a system which leaves them out in the cold, through lack of information, support or consistency.
In 2000, an independent review group recommended root-and-branch reform as the only remedy. Twenty-one years on, why has nothing changed?
Join authors of the report, Phil Scraton and Gillian McNaul, as well as Michael Finucane and Caoilfhionn Gallagher QC to discuss.