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'A woman of great courage' - Taoiseach pays tribute to Cervical Check campaigner Vicky Phelan

CERVICAL Check cancer campaigner Vicky Phelan has died following her lengthy battle with the disease. The mother-of-two, who was awarded the Freedom of Limerick earlier this year, passed away at Milford Care Centre in the early hours of this Monday ...

14 Nov 2022 at 12:40

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HSE urges women in their 60s who missed HPV screening during Covid to book test

The HSE is urging women in their 60s who missed out on the new HPV screening test during the Covid-19 pandemic to book one now. Thousands of women between the ages of 60 and 65 missed out on the new test in 2020 due to the age cut-off for cervical ...

03 Oct 2023 at 16:05

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'The woman who lit the flame' - X users remember Vicky Phelan a year on from her death

Irish social media users are remembering Vicky Phelan on the first anniversary of her death. The Cervical Check campaigner died on November 14 2022 at age 48 following a public battle with cervical cancer, which captured the nation's hearts in ...

14 Nov 2023 at 12:36

National News

Acclaimed documentary on late Cervical Check campaigner Vicky Phelan airs next week

An acclaimed documentary on the late Vicky Phelan is due to air on TV next week. In 2018 on the steps of The High Court, the Cervical Check campaigner gave a now-infamous address where she exposed one of the worst women’s health scandals in ...

18 Nov 2022 at 17:32

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Longford councillor calls for cervical check payment hike

It comes after local politicians unanimously voted in favour of passing a motion calling on the Wicklow TD to provide additional financial support to those affected and their families. The appeal was made by Fine Gael Cllr Peggy Nolan at ...

21 Jun 2018 at 11:30

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'People in this country are beaten down with all of the scandals', say two long serving Longford female politicians

The issue was brought to a head last month when Vicky Phelan, whose cervical cancer is now terminal, settled a High Court action against the HSE and the US-based Clinical Pathology Laboratories (CPL) for €2.5m over incorrect smear test ...

24 May 2018 at 15:00

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Longford women unite in bid to address cervical check scandal

Organised by the newly formed Standing4Women led by Ardagh woman Francesca Pawelczyk, the group of local women wore red as they stood, in the Market Square, in solidarity with those affected by the scandal. “We are doing this to show ...

30 May 2018 at 20:15

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Longford patients warned of delay to seeing doctors after Cervical Check scandal

THE National Association of General Practitioners (NAGP) is advising patients they may experience some delay in getting an appointment to see their family doctor. It comes due to the extra demand placed on general practice as a ...

05 May 2018 at 12:45

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Longford Leader columnist Mattie Fox: We have not learned any lessons from our history of concealment

Michael Noonan was implicated in that decision. He was man enough to express his regret for not interfering after it was over, but Mrs McCole was then deceased. The Health Service spent many hundreds of thousands barracking ...

13 May 2018 at 09:00

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