Health

‘A woman of extraordinary courage’ - Tributes paid following death of Vicky Phelan

Ms Phelan passed away in the early hours of this morning at Milford Hospice in Co Limerick

Taoiseach Micheál Martin described Ms Phelan’s death as “very, very sad news”, and said she was a “woman of extraordinary courage and integrity”.

Tributes have been paid following the death of cervical cancer campaigner Vicky Phelan.

Ms Phelan passed away in the early hours of this morning at Milford Hospice in Co Limerick.

In 2014, Ms Phelan was diagnosed with cervical cancer. In April 2018, she settled a High Court action for €2.5m with Clinical Pathology Labs US, without admission of liability.

She had undergone a smear test in 2011 showing no abnormalities, before her cervical cancer diagnosis ...