Vicky Phelan

In a statement, the family said that ‘goodbyes are never easy’ and last Thursday they said farewell to Vicky (48)

Naomi Linehan, cowriter of Vicky Phelan’s memoir, on their time together and the cancer campaigner’s driving passion: her devotion to her children

State’s savage imperative of self-disclosure meant Phelan had to make her private illness a political matter

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The renowned Cervical Check campaigner was laid to rest today

Family announcement posted online following death of CervicalCheck campaigner

Campaigner was in a vanguard of women fighting the system along with Louise O’Keeffe and Marie Fleming

Board warned Minister of ‘negative consequences’ of plans to legislate for mandatory open disclosure in medical cases

Death of woman who held the State to account prompts minute silence in Dáil

Micheál Martin tells Dáil new National Screening Laboratory at Coombe Hospital to be operational before start of 2023

In the News podcast: The devoted mother spent precious time fighting for justice

Dr Gabriel Scally’s concluding progress report into scandal is likely to point to significant work to be done on mandatory disclosure

Commitments made during CervicalCheck controversy have yet to become a reality

Miriam Lord: Vicky’s work is far from done. Others have been inspired. They will do it now in her memory

The love of her family, and the knowledge that she was fighting for others, gave her the strength to keep going

Almost 370 CervicalCheck cases taken in the High Court up to last August

The campaigner said she wanted ‘action, not accolades’ but got both

President leads tributes to ‘tireless’ cervical cancer campaigner who has died aged 48

Tricolour flew at half mast on Shannonside as locals hail woman who gave others courage to stand up

Dr Gabriel Scally said campaigner’s contribution would be recognised for decades to come

Jen Hogan: Vicky always expressed amazement about the kindness she encountered, as if she never quite realised what an inspiration she was

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

Mark of campaigner’s generosity that she gave so much time to ‘the rest of us and to Irish society’

Review: Sasha King’s unsentimental film about Vicky Phelan, the women’s health campaigner, chronicles a murky world of laboratory testing and tenders

Sasha King talks about making a portrait of the courageous campaigner

Broadcaster’s campaign raises funds for Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association and Pieta

Legislation on disclosure of patient safety issues delayed too long, admits Tánaiste

After a fully online event last year, the city’s cinemas are open again for a festival stuffed with Irish and international features

Woman who exposed CervicalCheck scandal says ‘Don’t be afraid to take them on’

Journalist with motor neurone disease plans to lead fundraising climb of Croagh Patrick

A dignified death is possible with good palliative care, College of Psychiatrists says

Retired broadcaster discusses motor neuron disease diagnosis on the Late Late Show

Veteran journalist on coming to terms with his motor neuron disease diagnosis

More patients will gain faster access to new treatments as part of plan across six hospitals

Active claims currently number 12,000, including 305 cases relating to CervicalCheck

State Claims Agency director to provide detail on compensation and legal costs paid out

Spending watchdog’s report shows €6.3bn paid to individuals and €6.1bn to businesses

‘We need somebody in there who knows what it feels like to have periods and babies’

Kelly also notes ‘failure ’ to address concerns of women over the CervicalCheck Tribunal

‘Small number’ of claims received, with others to be transferred from the High Court