My smear test dilemma: How do I confess that this is my first one, at the age of 41?
It wasn’t a deliberate path of avoidance. It just sort of spiralled
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The Fine Gael politician has scraped through tight corners in politics to become taoiseach-designate
‘Samia is in Rafah. She says there’s thousands of kids living in tents. They’re all starving and freezing’
What’s Next For?: Street artist Emmalene Blake has been highlighting the suffering and hope of Palestinian people
Mansplainers are in full ‘listen ladies!’ voice, telling us we’re reading it all wrong as referendum nears
The mansplainers are in full ‘listen-ladies!’ voice, telling us we’re reading the thing all wrong
Beaumont Hospital sued over alleged misreporting of smear sample for nurse who later died
Nurse Oonagh McEvoy was 36 years of age when she died of cervical cancer in 2011
Agreement signed to move on from ‘painful past’ around CervicalCheck
Memo acknowledges improvements made to cervical cancer screening since 2018 controversy
‘It’s too small; it’s too limited’ - how the North lags the South in women’s healthcare
Women’s health seen as a priority in Republic, in stark contrast to Northern Ireland, where women are still seeking information about review of smear test results
Women’s stories dragged Ireland kicking and screaming into a better future
An extract from the preface of Justine McCarthy’s new book An Eye on Ireland: A Journey Through Social Change
Life as a judge’s tipstaff: ‘If you want to see real life, come into a courtroom’
Judges’ personal aides see a lot: verbal attacks, judgments flung across rooms, and occasionally ‘very violent’ incidents
Solicitor firm that represented Vicky Phelan earned €6.68m from State in medical negligence claims in 18 months
Cian O’Carroll, Ms Phelan’s lawyer, says patients would prefer quality medical care to damages
Fears over future of cancer screening as legal actions continue to rise
Difficulty recruiting staff to work in an environment where they will be processing a high volume of tests while running the risk of being sued
Cancer screening services at risk amid rise in legal claims, HSE warns
Warning to new HSE chief of threat to future of cancer screening services
BreastCheck ‘quite different’ to CervicalCheck despite errors in Kay O’Keeffe case
Fears of wave of legal cases following cervical screening scandal did not materialise
Mediation often ‘cathartic’ in catastrophic injury cases but it shouldn’t be compelled, experts say
More than 90% of personal injury cases settle before they come before a judge, seminar hears
Legislation introducing mandatory open disclosure is Vicky Phelan’s ‘legacy’
Campaigners describe Wednesday as ‘a very proud day but also a very sad day’
‘This bill is Vicky’s legacy’ - Patient safety legislation passed in the Dáil after CervicalCheck controversy
The legislation makes it mandatory for patients to be informed of their right to patient-requested reviews following representations from the 221+ support group
Dr Cillian de Gascun: ‘Notwithstanding what happened in 2018, this is a positive news story’
Paul Cullen talks to the head of the NCSL, Ireland’s new dedicated cervical screening lab, built so that Irish women’s samples no longer need to be sent abroad.
Ten legal firms shared €31m costs in medical negligence cases from State Claims Agency
€4.76m paid out in legal costs in CervicalCheck claims to date
Justine McCarthy: CervicalCheck scandal did not die with Vicky Phelan
Who, what, where and when of this tragedy has been revealed. But no attempt has been made to answer this pressing question: why did it happen?
‘She made every minute matter’: Vicky Phelan memorial remembers person behind ‘nation’s treasure’
Campaigner was a fearless warrior who got the most out of every minute, community gathered at memorial service in Mooncoin hears
Vicky Phelan: ‘A nation got to love a girl as much as our family loved her’
Village of Mooncoin shares pride and grief at public memorial for CervicalCheck campaigner
Vicky Phelan: hundreds expected in Kilkenny village for public tribute to campaigner
Memorial service for the late cervical cancer awareness campaigner will be held in Mooncoin on Sunday
Vicky Phelan’s family invite public to a celebration of her life in parish church
In a statement, the family said that ‘goodbyes are never easy’ and last Thursday they said farewell to Vicky (48)
Fintan O’Toole: Ireland should not need heroines like Vicky Phelan
State’s savage imperative of self-disclosure meant Phelan had to make her private illness a political matter
Vicky Phelan seemed hard-wired to do the right thing
Naomi Linehan, cowriter of Vicky Phelan’s memoir, on their time together and the cancer campaigner’s driving passion: her devotion to her children
Vicky Phelan in her own words: ‘I have mended all my bridges… I think life is too short’
The renowned Cervical Check campaigner was laid to rest today
Vicky Phelan funeral takes place in private in line with her wishes
Family announcement posted online following death of CervicalCheck campaigner
Justine McCarthy: Vicky Phelan was the first among equals in facing down power
Campaigner was in a vanguard of women fighting the system along with Louise O’Keeffe and Marie Fleming
HSE warned Donnelly off mandatory disclosure in cancer cases
Board warned Minister of ‘negative consequences’ of plans to legislate for mandatory open disclosure in medical cases
Miriam Lord: Vicky Phelan wanted no tributes but they came, heartfelt and sincere, from all sides
Death of woman who held the State to account prompts minute silence in Dáil
Taoiseach pledges passage of ‘full disclosure’ Patient Safety Bill by year end amid tributes to Vicky Phelan
Micheál Martin tells Dáil new National Screening Laboratory at Coombe Hospital to be operational before start of 2023
‘She spoke truth to power’ - remembering Vicky Phelan
In the News podcast: The devoted mother spent precious time fighting for justice
Death of Vicky Phelan throws into focus Government inaction on key promises
Commitments made during CervicalCheck controversy have yet to become a reality
Final CervicalCheck report to be ‘full and frank’ on reforms left undone - investigator
Dr Gabriel Scally’s concluding progress report into scandal is likely to point to significant work to be done on mandatory disclosure
Vicky Phelan: She didn’t want accolades or broken promises. Just action and change
Miriam Lord: Vicky’s work is far from done. Others have been inspired. They will do it now in her memory
The Irish Times view on Vicky Phelan’s legacy: a life that left an indelible mark
The love of her family, and the knowledge that she was fighting for others, gave her the strength to keep going
Vicky Phelan case paved the way for CervicalCheck test action
Almost 370 CervicalCheck cases taken in the High Court up to last August
Vicky Phelan: Whistleblower and outstanding patient advocate
The campaigner said she wanted ‘action, not accolades’ but got both
Vicky Phelan ‘inspired not only ourselves but an entire nation’, say family
President leads tributes to ‘tireless’ cervical cancer campaigner who has died aged 48
Limerick pays tribute to ‘our Vicky’, a hero to her adopted hometown
Tricolour flew at half mast on Shannonside as locals hail woman who gave others courage to stand up
Vicky Phelan changed Irish healthcare completely, says Cervical Check investigator
Dr Gabriel Scally said campaigner’s contribution would be recognised for decades to come
Vicky Phelan: Even heroes need to rest
Jen Hogan: Vicky always expressed amazement about the kindness she encountered, as if she never quite realised what an inspiration she was
Vicky Phelan obituary: A courageous advocate who gave a voice to Irish women suffering in silence
The determined Kilkenny-born Limerick woman became a prominent public figure in the campaign to expose the misdiagnosis of the results of cervical cancer screening
Vicky Phelan was a ‘force for truth and honesty’, her solicitor says
Mark of campaigner’s generosity that she gave so much time to ‘the rest of us and to Irish society’
Vicky: A steely portrait worthy of the fighter who took on CervicalCheck and the HSE
Review: Sasha King’s unsentimental film about Vicky Phelan, the women’s health campaigner, chronicles a murky world of laboratory testing and tenders
Vicky Phelan: ‘She’s just extraordinary. And somehow she was able to keep going’
Sasha King talks about making a portrait of the courageous campaigner
Charlie Bird reaches summit of Croagh Patrick as €1.5m raised for charity
Broadcaster’s campaign raises funds for Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association and Pieta
Priority Alan Kelly attached to women’s health issues acknowledged by Varadkar
Legislation on disclosure of patient safety issues delayed too long, admits Tánaiste
The Dublin International Film Festival gets off to an energetic start
After a fully online event last year, the city’s cinemas are open again for a festival stuffed with Irish and international features
Vicky Phelan made Honorary Freewoman of Limerick
Woman who exposed CervicalCheck scandal says ‘Don’t be afraid to take them on’
‘I have found peace’, says Charlie Bird amid outpouring of public support
Journalist with motor neurone disease plans to lead fundraising climb of Croagh Patrick
Psychiatrists come out against assisted dying Bill in new paper
A dignified death is possible with good palliative care, College of Psychiatrists says
Charlie Bird does not believe he will ‘see another Christmas’
Retired broadcaster discusses motor neuron disease diagnosis on the Late Late Show
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