Mr Eugene O’Connor is the county Coroner for both Laois and Carlow and Deborah Holland is the deputy Coroner for county Laois. Dr. Jonathan Jacob is the Deputy Coroner for Carlow. Mr. O’Connor has been acting as Coroner since 1990 The role of the Coroner is to conduct an inquiry into any sudden or unnatural death. It is the duty of the Coroner to direct a post mortem in situations where a medical certificate certifying the cause of death is unavailable.