Aoife Moore: Vicky Phelan was an ordinary woman who did the extraordinary

Vicky Phelan was much more than a woman who had been failed, she was a disruptive force in the face of intransigent bureaucracy

Vicky Phelan arriving at Government Buildings in 2018 for a meeting with then taoiseach, Leo Varadkar. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins Photos

“I was just an ordinary woman. I simply told the truth and wanted others to know the truth”

Ordinary women are often called upon to be extraordinary in Ireland, and Vicky Phelan is one of the most extraordinary women this island has ever produced.