Vicky Phelan has added her voice to those calling on the Government to re-think their move not to cancel St Patrick’s Day celebrations as the number of coronavirus cases here continues to rise.

Overcoming by Vicky Phelan has been named as the Irish Book of the Year.

Cancer campaigner Vicky Phelan has blasted radio presenter Ciara Kelly over a "disrespectful" article she wrote about those who sued over CervicalCheck.

Vicky Phelan never set out to be a national campaigner. When she was first diagnosed with cervical cancer in July 2014, her only concerns were for her two young children, Amelia and Darragh, and her recovery.

Cervical Check campaigner Vicky Phelan says some people caught up in the scandal have not been able to go public with their experiences because they are in the throes of “nasty” divorces or separations.

Campaigner Vicky Phelan says lessons do not appear to have been learned in the way risks are managed in relation to cervical screening.

Vicky Phelan has revealed the name of her upcoming book.

Cervical cancer campaigner Vicky Phelan has described how being in a car accident when she was a teenager - in which her then-boyfriend and two others were killed - helped give her the strength she needed to stand up for those affected by the CervicalCheck scandal.

While a number of women, including the celebrated campaigner Vicky Phelan, have reached settlements against the HSE and laboratories for inadequate smear testing, the case taken by Limerick woman Ruth Morrissey is the first to have been heard in full in the High Court.

Vicky Phelan has slammed reports that hospital chiefs claim they did not receive complaints about how bodies are stored in its mortuary.

Cervical cancer campaigner Vicky Phelan says HPV vaccine campaigner Laura Brennan’s legacy will be that she saved thousands of lives.

So that’s Wednesday nearly wrapped up. Here’s some of the stories we published on irishexaminer.com today which we hope will help you make sense of it all this evening.

Cancer awareness advocate Vicky Phelan is stepping back from campaigning after a serious setback to her health.

Cancer awareness campaigner Vicky Phelan is to be Grand Marshal for the St Patrick’s Day parade in Kilkenny.

The 6,000 women invited to undergo repeat tests will wonder why it’s only happening now, writes Catherine Shanahan.

The biggest feminist conference for young women in Ireland is taking place today at Dublin's Liberty Hall.

"It is so important for young women in Ireland to hear directly from women in leadership roles, which is why I am so delighted to speak at #FemFest."

Cervical cancer campaigner Vicky Phelan is calling on the Minister for Health Simon Harris to put more resources into the service otherwise “there will be a parade of women” going to court, she warned.

The Government needs to act immediately to set up a compensation tribunal so that women terminally ill with cervical cancer can have their claims processed before it’s too late, according to cervical cancer campaigner Vicky Phelan.

Vicky Phelan has strongly criticised the Taoiseach over the government’s response to the needs of cervical cancer patients since her exposing of the CervicalCheck scandal last year.

Cancer patients should not have to fight debt collectors as well as an illness, says Vicky Phelan.

Ms Phelan said she has been providing the €2,000 cost of the test fee for a number of women, without which they might not be considered for the drug.

"I wanted to get my story out."

Either trials of the drug used by cervical cancer survivor Vicky Phelan or a joint State-company risk approach to using it may be needed to ensure all women have equal access to the treatment, says Taoiseach Leo Varadkar.

Cervical cancer campaigner, Vicky Phelan, has been included in an international list of women of the year chosen in recognition of their outstanding contributions to society.

Cervical cancer campaigner Vicky Phelan has been included in the BBC's list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the globe for 2018.

Brave mum Vicky Phelan and her family are to switch on the Christmas Lights in Limerick at a special event this month.

Cervical cancer campaigner Vicky Phelan has said she believes she would now be dead or close to death had she taken medical advice to undergo palliative chemotherapy rather than carrying out her own research into new treatment.

Vicky Phelan says it is a huge honour to be awarded an Honorary Fellowship at Waterford Institute of Technology.

In his wildest dreams, Stephen Teap could never have envisaged the position he finds himself in: “A man in the middle of a women’s health scandal.”

The CervicalCheck inquiry report, to be released this week, will recommend how to improve screening services and also examine laboratories used by health chiefs.

The husband of a woman who died from cervical cancer has called for an inquiry into the CervicalCheck controversy to be published as soon as possible.

Who writes off the losses for the wronged cervical cancer victims? How will they be bailed out? What hopes of a haven have they, failed by a hellish health system? asks Juno McEnroe

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has agreed to hold all of the State cervical cancer investigation in public and to set up a redress scheme for victims after a lengthy meeting with campaigner Vicky Phelan.

One of the women who helped expose the cervical smear test scandal has slated the US labs and warned those involved that she is “coming after them”.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar stands accused of peddling “untruths” and of “backing away” from a pledge that the State will settle cancer cases to avoid women having to seek redress through the courts.

Promises that no victim of the CervicalCheck scandal will have to go to court have been dialled back by the Taoiseach.

The Government has denied being responsible for delays in a review of cervical cancer smear tests and has blamed problems with consent and attempts to assess previous screening.

Patient advocate Vicky Phelan has warned the country is becoming "inured" to health scandals and also declared that proposed health safety sanctions for hospitals are a “joke”.

A man whose wife died in April 2017 after a cancer misdiagnosis has recalled her last days and outlined how difficult he found being told she was wrongly given the all-clear from a smear test.

Vicky Phelan has been honoured for her efforts in helping those affected by the CervicalCheck scandal.

Vicky Phelan has been honoured for her efforts in helping those affected by the CervicalCheck scandal.

The Government has denied being “cold and callous” by setting a cut-off point to compensate expenses incurred by victims affected by the CervicalCheck scandal.

At least 57 women are now taking legal action over the cervical cancer tests scandal, after 17 previously unknown cases against hospitals, individual doctors and laboratories were revealed by officials.