The Irish Times

Man who sued after wife died from cervical cancer settles case

Padraig Creaven took action seeking costs of surrogacy as he tries to honour wife’s wish for child

Thu Mar 04 2021 - 15:47

Family of woman who died from cervical cancer settles case

Retired nurse Joan Lucey died hours after HSE and laboratories agreed to begin mediation

Thu Feb 25 2021 - 12:52

Family of woman who died from cervical cancer to continue case

Joan Lucey’s son and daughter to replace their mother in legal action over smears

Wed Feb 24 2021 - 16:32

HSE’s approach to cervical smear case ‘disgraceful’ – solicitor

Joan Lucey died on Friday night before mediation could begin in her legal challenge

Sun Feb 21 2021 - 18:29

Woman with terminal cervical cancer seeks urgent mediation of claim

Retired nurse sues HSE and two laboratories in High Court

Thu Feb 11 2021 - 17:10

Terminally ill woman settles action over cervical smears

Mother (46) breaks down as she says she will not get to see her four children grow up

Wed Jan 27 2021 - 13:41

HSE apologises to woman for communication failures over smear test audit

Apology is part of settlement of case taken by woman with months to live

Wed Oct 30 2019 - 15:37

Woman with cancer criticises US lab over contributory negligence claim

‘I don’t understand how they can say I am at fault. I couldn’t have fought harder if I tried’

Thu Oct 24 2019 - 17:35

Terminally ill woman settles case against US laboratory for €2.5m

Woman sued over alleged misinterpretation of CervicalCheck smear slide nine years ago

Thu Apr 04 2019 - 12:55

Husband says lives were turned upside down by his wife’s cancer diagnosis

High Court hears couple are opposed to getting involved in mediation talks while HSE continued to deny primary liability

Tue Apr 02 2019 - 17:51

Woman alleges life ‘devastated’ by failure to diagnose cervical cancer

High Court hears mother, aged in her 40s, has 12 to 22 months to live due to disease

Thu Mar 28 2019 - 13:38

Redacted text of note Harris received about Phelan case

Department releases document sent to Minister on April 16th informing him of issue

Tue May 01 2018 - 17:39

Obstetrician says he warned about smear test outsourcing 10 years ago

Sam Coulter-Smith calls for urgent review of outsourcing of Irish tests to US companies

Sat Apr 28 2018 - 01:25

Woman with terminal cancer gets €2.5m High Court settlement

Vicky Phelan sued US laboratory over incorrect smear test

Wed Apr 25 2018 - 13:40

Woman with incurable cancer sues HSE over smear test ‘failure’

Court told Vicky Phelan (43) should have ‘40 years to look forward to’ but only has months to live

Thu Apr 19 2018 - 18:30