A lasting legacy: 'Vicky has left an army of people behind her who will continue fighting'

Vicky Phelan's impact on women's health in Ireland will be felt long into the future, NWCI director Orla O'Connor tells Marjorie Brennan

Vicky Phelan with NWCI director Orla O’Connor at #FemFest 2019: ‘The Women’s Council are forever indebted to Vicky’.

She became a public figure with her work as a campaigner on the CervicalCheck scandal but Vicky Phelan’s impact on all areas of women’s health in Ireland has been immeasurable.

Her bravery in coming forward has had a knock-on effect that will be felt long into the future, according to Orla O’Connor, director of the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI).