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Vicky Phelan is one of the founding members of 221+

Apology is watershed moment, say women and families

Ireland / 28 mins

Taoiseach's CervicalCheck apology in full

Politics / 17 hrs

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

Taoiseach apologises for 'deceit' over CervicalCheck

Ireland / 10 hrs

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

The 50 recommendations of the Scally Review

CervicalCheck / 18 hrs

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

Delays can occur in transferring samples to slides

430 smear tests allowed to expire before testing - HSE

Health / 24 Jul

CervicalCheck controversy - A timeline of key events

CervicalCheck / 20 Jul

RTÉ News revealed that screening results had been delayed due to an IT issue

CervicalCheck steering group meeting was 'frustrating'

Health / 18 Jul

Paul Reid is the new head of the HSE

Reid 'annoyed' over latest CervicalCheck controversy

Health / 17 Jul

Of the 800 plus affected, 52 women had a changed result after the re-test

Risk to women at centre of CervicalCheck issue 'low'

CervicalCheck / 17 Jul

More than 800 women did not get their test results

CervicalCheck IT glitch: Who is responsible?

Analysis and Comment / 17 Jul

Paschal Donohoe and Eoghan Murphy both expressed full confidence in the work the minister was doing to address the issue

Ministers defend Harris following CervicalCheck issue

Ireland / 16 Jul

Stephen Teap (R) outlined his concern that patient representatives were not informed about the latest communications failure relating to CervicalCheck

Concern HSE keeping truth from patient representatives

Ireland / 14 Jul

Around 800 women and many of their GPs did not get the test results, due to an IT problem at a Quest laboratory in the US

Dept became aware of CervicalCheck IT issue last month

Health / 13 Jul

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