Film review: Vicky Phelan documentary puts a human face on CervicalCheck scandal

The film had its premiere at Dublin International Film Festival, with attendees including Stephen Teap, the husband of the late Irene Teap, another victim of the debacle 

A digital artwork of Vicky Phelan is projected onto the GPO in Dublin to mark the release of a feature documentary about her life next week. Picture: Brian Lawless/ PA

The human cost of one of Ireland’s greatest medical scandals is laid bare in the documentary, Vicky, the story of how Vicky Phelan fought for accountability following the CervicalCheck debacle.

The world premiere of the documentary took place at Dublin’s Lighthouse Cinema in February as part of the Dublin International Film Festival. Phelan herself wasn't at the film, but attendees included Cork father of two Stephen Teap, whose wife Irene died of cervical cancer at the age of 35. Teap is one of the primary contributors to the documentary. Others at the premiere included musicians Steve Wall and Niall Breslin, and broadcaster Ray D’Arcy.