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Bernadette Kiely and her daughter Claudia McNamee

Family angry that woman's cancer may have been avoided

Health / 10 Dec

University Hospital Kerry is one of the 15 colposcopy clinics around the country

Country's colposcopy clinics 'at breaking point'

Ireland / 05 Dec

The clinic teams are the diagnostic and treatment arm of the CervicalCheck programme

CervicalCheck staff facing abuse over test reviews

Health / 05 Dec

Simon Harris said he believed the RCOG review of CervicalCheck slides was robust

RCOG team agrees to appear before Oireachtas committee

Health / 04 Dec

Lorraine Walsh said she couldn't sleep at night

Walsh resigns from CervicalCheck steering group

Health / 04 Dec

Some reports had to be returned to UK team due to apparent inaccuracies or omissions

Smear review finds 159 missed diagnosis opportunities

Health / 03 Dec

Ruth Morrissey was diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2014

Supreme Court to decide on Morrissey judgment appeal

Courts / 06 Nov

Ruth Morrissey was diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2014

Outsourcing 'foundation' of cervical screening crisis

Courts / 05 Nov

Simon Harris said 'good work' has been done on the Patient Safety Bill

Apology 'a reflection' of how women felt - Harris

Ireland / 23 Oct

Vicky Phelan is one of the founding members of 221+

Apology is watershed moment, say women and families

Ireland / 23 Oct

Taoiseach's CervicalCheck apology in full

Politics / 22 Oct

Leo Varadkar apologised in the Dáil for a 'litany of failures'

Taoiseach apologises for 'deceit' over CervicalCheck

Ireland / 22 Oct

The review said greater expertise should be deployed across the screening services

The 50 recommendations of the Scally Review

CervicalCheck / 22 Oct

Emma Mhic Mhathúna died on 7 October after she was diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2016

Emma Mhic Mhathúna remembered on first anniversary

Ireland / 07 Oct

Reporting of the results is due to begin from 16 September

CervicalCheck review results to be issued next week

Health / 11 Sep

Lorraine Walsh was invited on to the CervicalCheck Steering Group last year as a patient representative

Walsh warned over repeating CervicalCheck criticisms

Health / 23 Aug

Review of 'interval cancers' conducted in different locations

BreastCheck cancer reviews 'outside' of standard audits

Health / 12 Aug

The 400 women are part of the known group of 870 women who did not get their original test results and whose GPs were also not notified

CervicalCheck issues incorrect letters to 400 women

Health / 08 Aug

Patient representatives met Leo Varadkar and Simon Harris

Patient group meets Varadkar over CervicalCheck apology

Health / 07 Aug

Lorraine Walsh said it is not very reassuring to think the CervicalCheck programme has not got things under control

Number affected by IT issue 'really disappointing'

Health / 06 Aug

The Rapid Review was announced on 15 July

Nine recommendations in CervicalCheck Rapid Review

CervicalCheck / 06 Aug

Professor Brian MacCraith said there 'was a constant theme of women frustrated by poor service and lack of information'

Lab added to CervicalCheck programme without scrutiny

Health / 06 Aug

The IT issue was revealed by RTÉ News on 11 July

CervicalCheck IT report due to be submitted to HSE

Health / 02 Aug

The backlog of smear tests has now reduced to under 40,000

Dept told of wider CervicalCheck group - documents show

CervicalCheck / 28 Jul

Ruth Morrissey and her husband Paul €2.1m damages award will not be affected by any appeals decision

Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal in cervical case

Courts / 26 Jul

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