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Digital image of cervical cancer campaigner Vicky Phelan projected on Dublin GPO

...next week. Ms Phelan grabbed the attention of the Irish public after bringing a High Court case over how her cervical SMEARs were handled, which ultimately prompted a series of reviews of Ireland’s cervical cancer screening programme CervicalCheck....

29 Sept 2022 at 21:56

Arts & Entertainment

Foo Fighters guitar to go on sale

... played by Grohl in the 1997 video for Money Wrench, was originally owned by the American rock band’s rhythm guitarist Pat SMEAR. It was used widely on their second album The Colour And The Shape released that year. It is expected to fetch between £15...

21 Aug 2022 at 10:46

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Longford tourism boost as six outdoor projects to receive €180k cash injection

...Walking Trail €30,000 5 no Shelters on exposed Walking Trails Drumlish, Cloonbearla, Danes Hill, Corlea, Newcastle €30,000 SMEAR Viewing Bay €29,215 TOTAL €179,715

03 Aug 2022 at 12:00

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Longford man believes drugs charge was case of ‘mistaken identity’

...man accused of being in the possession of drugs believes he was charged as a result of “mistaken identity”. Ronan O'Reilly, SMEAR Hill, Aughnacliffe, Co Longford was charged following an incident at Townspark, Longford on August 18, 2020. His solicitor...

20 May 2022 at 10:00

Motoring

MOTORING: 10 ways to keep your car 'showroom' clean

...a nightmare to scrub off. “Taking care of the inside of a car can sometimes be the toughest part. Interior windows can get SMEARed and stained so it is important to keep on top of cleaning these so you can maintain optimum visibility.”...

18 May 2022 at 12:26

National News

Legislation on way to cover non-disclosure issues that arose in cervical check controversy

...in Ireland’s CervicalCheck screening system. It emerged in 2018 that 221 women and families were not told about misreported SMEAR tests. Mr Donnelly said: “I’ve had lengthy discussions with the department on this and it doesn’t fit neatly with this Bill...

10 Mar 2022 at 17:47

National News

Artificial intelligence tech could improve cervical cancer diagnoses, UK experts say

...System, from women’s health company Hologic. For the pilot programme the system will create digital images of cervical SMEAR slides from samples that have tested positive for Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). These images of test slides can be rapidly...

05 Mar 2022 at 12:20

National News

Alan Kelly raises cervical screen scandal in one of final Dáil sessions as party leader

...in Ireland’s CervicalCheck screening system. It emerged in 2018 that 221 women and families were not told about misreported SMEAR tests. Addressing the Dáil during leaders’ questions for the final time as party leader, Mr Kelly paid tribute to...

03 Mar 2022 at 18:05

Local News

Longford and London – Republican connections

...others in the second van were arrested and spent long terms in jail. Jim Curran and the Birmingham Six Jim Curran from SMEAR, Aughnacliffe, emigrated to England in 1967, just a year before the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Movement was established....

10 Apr 2022 at 09:00

Arts & Entertainment

WATCH: Man disguised as woman in wheelchair hurls cake at Mona Lisa

... Leonardo da Vinci’s famous painting was unharmed in the incident at the Louvre in Paris on Sunday, as the attack left a SMEAR of white cream across its protective glass. The perpetrator, wearing a wig and lipstick, called on people to “think of the...

30 May 2022 at 15:11

National News

Cervical screening every five years just as effective as every three, UK study reveals

...that line the cervix known as CIN3+, and cervical cancer three years after a negative HPV screen compared to a negative SMEAR test. Lead author Dr Matejka Rebolj, senior epidemiologist at King’s College London, said the results were “very reassuring”...

01 Jun 2022 at 16:26

Arts & Entertainment

'A kind and brilliant man' - legendary drummer of Foo Fighters dies aged 50

... played in the Foos with former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl on vocal for more than two decades, alongside Nate Mendel, Pat SMEAR, Chris Shiflett and Rami Jaffee. In a tweet from their Foo Fighters official account, they said: “The Foo Fighters family is...

26 Mar 2022 at 12:54

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