Husband wants answers after wife dies from cancer The husband of a 60-year-old woman who died last month following a cervical cancer diagnosis says he wants more answers in relation to the CervicalCheck ... Ireland • 20 Nov 18
HSE confirms 20-week wait for smear test results The HSE has confirmed that women have to wait for 20 weeks to receive smear test results due to the increase in the number of ... Health • 08 Nov 18
Harris wants to focus on health issues Minister for Health Simon Harris has said he did not want to engage in personalised attacks and remarks following comments made about him by the ... Health • 05 Nov 18
Minister 'prioritised women' in CervicalCheck crisis Minister for Health Simon Harris does not believe in engaging in the politics of personalised attacks, a spokesperson has said after former HSE chief Tony ... Health • 05 Nov 18
Vicky Phelan calls for sanctions for non-disclosure Campaigner Vicky Phelan has said that medical professionals who fail to disclose information to patients should face sanctions. Ireland • 03 Nov 18
Agreements with cervical screening labs to be signed Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has told the Dáil that the Heads of an Agreement have been signed with the contracted laboratories to extend cervical screening, pending ... CervicalCheck • 24 Oct 18
Vicky Phelan honoured at civic reception in Limerick Campaigner Vicky Phelan has been honoured by Limerick City and County Council at a civic reception for her courage, leadership and determination to bring the ... Munster • 18 Oct 18
Coveney apologises over wait for smear test results Tánaiste Simon Coveney has apologised to thousands of women who have been waiting for 18 weeks to receive smear test results. CervicalCheck • 18 Oct 18
Several months before CervicalCheck tribunal is set up Minister for Health Simon Harris has told RTÉ News that it will take a number of months to set up the compensation tribunal to deal ... CervicalCheck • 17 Oct 18
Tribunal process proposed for CervicalCheck cases A report has proposed that a tribunal be established to hear and determine cases arising out of the CervicalCheck controversy. CervicalCheck • 16 Oct 18
Home for Emma Mhic Mhathúna's children not yet bought The High Court has heard that a house has still not been purchased for the five children of Emma Mhic Mhathúna, who died of cancer ... Courts • 16 Oct 18
Harris receives report on CervicalCheck claim mechanism Minister for Health Simon Harris has received an expert group report on an alternative mechanism to the court process for dealing with clinical negligence claims. Health • 15 Oct 18
CervicalCheck patient support group meet for first time A support group set up for the women and families affected by the CervicalCheck crisis is meeting for the first time today. Ireland • 14 Oct 18
Review over Scally's CervicalCheck recommendations The Minister for Health has asked the doctor leading the inquiry into the CervicalCheck crisis for an independent review of how fifty recommendations he made ... Health • 10 Oct 18
Emma Mhic Mhathúna 'a powerful force of nature' More than 1,000 people have attended the funeral mass of Emma Mhic Mhathúna at the Pro Cathedral in Dublin. Ireland • 11 Oct 18
Emma Mhic Mhathúna's funeral to pass Govt Buildings Emma Mhic Mhathúna's funeral tomorrow will pass by Leinster House, Government Buildings, and the Department of Health, her family has said. Ireland • 09 Oct 18
Scally to meet women affected by CervicalCheck crisis The author of the review into the CervicalCheck controversy is to meet women and families affected by the crisis this evening, to discuss his report ... Health • 09 Oct 18
Labs yet to sign new CervicalCheck contracts The two main laboratories which examine over 260,000 smear tests a year under the national CervicalCheck screening programme have not yet agreed to sign new ... Health • 08 Oct 18
Emma Mhic Mhathúna to be laid to rest on Wednesday Funeral arrangements have been announced for Emma Mhic Mhathúna, who died yesterday aged 37. Ireland • 08 Oct 18
Harris pledges to build programme 'worthy of Emma' Minister for Health Simon Harris has pledged to "work to build a programme worthy of women like Emma" after the mother of five died of ... Health • 07 Oct 18
Mother-of-five Emma Mhic Mhathúna dies aged 37 Emma Mhic Mhathúna, one of the most public figures in the CervicalCheck crisis, has died aged 37 in Co Kerry. Health • 07 Oct 18
Harris confirms HPV test delay The Minister for Health has said he intends to meet patients involved in the cervical cancer controversy next week. Health • 19 Sep 18
Terminally-ill woman's legal action adjourned to 2019 The legal action taken by a terminally-ill woman over the alleged misreading of her cervical smear tests has been adjourned until January and may take ... Courts • 18 Sep 18
Scally Report 'incredibly informative' - IMO president The President of the Irish Medical Organisation has said reading the Scally Report into the CervicalCheck crisis has been "incredibly informative". Health • 16 Sep 18
Cork mother 'feels wronged' over CervicalCheck audit A Cork mother, who is one of the 221 woman directly affected by the CervicalCheck controversy, has said she is angry and distressed over the ... Munster • 13 Sep 18
