Una Healy has penned a heartfelt tribute to her close friend, Lynsey Bennett, who tragically passed away last year at the age of 34. Today marks a year since the untimely passing of the Cervical Check campaigner following her diagnosis of cervical cancer in 2017 and the alleged misinterpretation of smear slides. The singer took […]
2 years ago
A woman has died following a battle with cervical cancer before she could take her case to court for a legal hearing. The woman allegedly had two cervical smear samples misread and has sadly died before she could take action against the HSE. The High Court was informed last week that the unidentified woman was […]
2 years ago
A beautiful gesture. The family of the late Vicky Phelan have invited the public to Kilkenny this Sunday for a celebration of her life with them. The CervicalCheck campaigner sadly passed away from cervical cancer last Monday and was laid to rest on Thursday in a private ceremony. Now, her family have asked members of […]
3 years ago
Rest in peace. Cervical cancer campaigner Lynsey Bennett has sadly passed away. She was only 34 years old. Lynsey’s family confirmed the devastating news this afternoon. She passed away on October 27th. “It is with great sadness that the family of Lynsey Bennett wish to announce that Lynsey passed away peacefully last night. “Lynsey was […]
3 years ago
The film will be released next month. A documentary about Irish health advocate Vicky Phelan will open IndieCork, an independent arts festival held in Cork City. The film, which is titled Vicky, is directed by Sasha King, and according to its synopsis, it offers a “profound and intimate journey into not only (Vicky’s) fight to expose […]
3 years ago
“It’s not possible to trust a system that continues to deny the existence of something that we personally experienced.” 221+, a support group for those impacted by the CervicalCheck scandal have called out the service for comments made in a recent guide. As RTÉ reports, the group criticised messaging in the guide which reads: “no […]
3 years ago