Cervical cancer campaigner Vicky Phelan has died at the age of 48.
She was diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2014, three years after a smear test showed no abnormalities which was later found to have been wrong.
In April 2018, she settled a High Court action against CPL labs in the US for 2-point-5 million euro without an admission of liability.
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Her campaigning led to an independent investigation by Dr Gabriel Scally in 2018.
A month after her settlement, she spoke before the Public Accounts Committee on the implications of the Cervical Check revelations:
