The Irish Times

Vicky Phelan seeks further cancer treatment options as new tumour is discovered

Campaigner vows to keep fighting for changes in CervicalCheck tribunal approach

Mon Nov 02 2020 - 21:31

Cervical cancer controversy: ‘Why are they fighting these women so badly?’

Campaigner Lorraine Walsh: ‘We are all wondering if we have to go through torture just to get justice’

Sat Aug 01 2020 - 06:00

State did not apologise to Ruth Morrissey ‘now it is too late’, says husband after her death

Tributes to CervicalCheck campaigner (39) who sued state over misreading of smear test results

Sun Jul 19 2020 - 21:04

Tributes paid to Emma Mhic Mhathúna on first anniversary of her death

Events held to commemorate CervicalCheck campaigner

Mon Oct 07 2019 - 01:00

‘We will never forget’: Emma Mhic Mhathuna remembered a year after death

Former partner and sons place flowers on Co Kerry pier for CervicalCheck campaigner

Sat Oct 05 2019 - 16:34

Irish woman who battled Dutch medical system dies

Adrienne Cullen campaigned for a no gagging clause policy in hospitals across Europe

Fri Jan 04 2019 - 14:04

The 2018 Irish Times Christmas Prize Quiz

Test your knowledge of the past 12 months with these 100 questions – and you could win a prize

Mon Dec 24 2018 - 06:00

Full facts of CervicalCheck scandal ‘debacle’ yet to emerge, conference hears

Woman caught up in controversy calls for mediation to help rebuild trust

Wed Nov 28 2018 - 10:58

Saint Patrick’s College creates special award to honour Emma Mhic Mhathúna

Award named for CervicalCheck controversy campaigner will benefit mature students

Tue Nov 13 2018 - 15:08

Four smear tests came back ‘normal’ – yet Julie O’Reilly died

Julie O’Reilly died on October 6th. Her husband, Tony, tells her story

Sat Nov 10 2018 - 06:02

HSE’s litigation costs to rise as it brings testing inhouse

Cost of examining smear tests in CervicalCheck programme to increase by €4m a year

Mon Oct 15 2018 - 21:24

Only one-quarter of CervicalCheck women give consent for new review

Support group launched for 221-plus women and families affected by controversy

Sun Oct 14 2018 - 17:26

Smear testing needs to be carried out with full accountability, rally hears

Cork rally hears Emma Mhic Mhathúna must not die in vain

Sun Oct 14 2018 - 12:54

I can’t help feeling that George Lee relishes breaking bad news

Radio: The environment editor’s voice dips more than usual as he relays the imminent Armageddon

Sat Oct 13 2018 - 05:00

HSE’s CervicalCheck review flawed, says Scally

Number of women affected by scandal over misread smear tests likely to increase

Thu Oct 11 2018 - 00:39

Emma Mhic Mhathúna’s ‘ferocious love’ for her children remembered at funeral

‘She’ll be remembered as a mother, a campaigner, a fighter and a woman in a ballgown taking on the people who needed to be challenged and refusing to back down’

Wed Oct 10 2018 - 21:23

Hundreds line Dublin’s streets for Emma Mhic Mhathúna cortege

Taoiseach pays tribute to campaigner as funeral procession passes by Leinster House

Wed Oct 10 2018 - 17:58

Emma Mhic Mhathúna’s funeral cortege to stop outside Dáil

Family say gesture is call for greater accountability from institutions and agencies

Tue Oct 09 2018 - 21:08

Emma Mhic Mhathúna was a ‘remarkable, selfless’ person, funeral told

Friends say farewell to woman affected by CervicalCheck controversy

Tue Oct 09 2018 - 21:00

CervicalCheck: HSE talks with smear test labs at critical phase

Quest and MedLab test 90 per cent of samples for the CervicalCheck programme

Tue Oct 09 2018 - 00:01

Body of Emma Mhic Mhathúna taken to her home in Kerry

Mass to take place in Dublin’s Pro-Cathedral on Wednesday morning

Mon Oct 08 2018 - 19:53

Inexcusable that lab which misread Mhic Mhathúna tests not investigated - solicitor

Solicitor for mother of five says she was adamant she wanted accountability

Mon Oct 08 2018 - 17:52

Emma Mhic Mhathúna’s family will ‘miss her beyond words’

Kerry woman’s relatives say she ‘passed away peacefully in her family’s loving embrace’

Sun Oct 07 2018 - 15:42

‘Emma Mhic Mhathúna’s bravery will never be forgotten’

Leo Varadkar, Vicky Phelan and others pay tribute to Kerry woman following her death

Sun Oct 07 2018 - 15:06

Emma Mhic Mhathúna dies at the age of 37

Kerry woman was one of the 221 affected by the CervicalCheck controversy

Sun Oct 07 2018 - 13:23

'We haven’t even seen the tip of the iceberg': – fighting the CervicalCheck cases

Tipperary solicitors take women’s emotional court battles to the US labs and the HSE

Sat Jul 28 2018 - 01:00

CervicalCheck controversy: Surge in new legal cases

Fourteen more women take action over cancer screening programme claims

Fri Jul 27 2018 - 02:00

Emma Mhic Mhathúna to buy house in Dublin where she receives treatment

Kerry woman with terminal cancer had reached €7.5m settlement over CervicalCheck smears

Thu Jul 26 2018 - 13:21

Nine new cases against cervical cancer screening service

Claims agency says number of legal actions is now 28, with two more potential challenges

Thu Jul 05 2018 - 04:08

Emma Mhic Mhathúna: ‘I wasn’t going to come into court the victim’

Terminally ill Kerry woman wore her confidence proudly in legal win over HSE and Quest

Sat Jun 30 2018 - 01:00

Emma Mhic Mhathúna settles cervical smear case for €7.5 million

HSE and US laboratory Quest Diagnostics to apologise to Kerry mother-of-five in settlement

Fri Jun 29 2018 - 16:28

Emma Mhic Mhathúna’s CervicalCheck court action goes to mediation

Kerry mother of five describes six-hour mediation as ‘draining’ as she seeks settlement

Tue Jun 26 2018 - 00:02

Terminally ill woman waited weeks for CervicalCheck to call back

HSE phones woman to apologise while she is getting post-cancer-treatment wig

Sat Jun 23 2018 - 00:09

CervicalCheck scandal: State indemnified for false negatives

Provider contracted laboratories to take out insurance for at least €22.6m per claim

Mon Jun 18 2018 - 20:07