The HPV vaccine will be made available to first-year boys in secondary schools in Ireland for the first time from next week. Until now, boys have not been included in the free human papillomavirus school vaccination programme.

The mass for the 26-year-old in Ennis Cathedral was led by Father Pat Malone who paid tribute to her tireless campaigning for the vaccine and the kindness she exuded in all aspects of her life.

Broadcaster Ryan Tubridy paid an emotional tribute to HPV vaccine campaigner Laura Brennan on his RTÉ radio show this morning.

The introduction of HPV testing is set to be delayed beyond this year as the HSE struggles to clear the 78,000 smear check backlog.

A patient with cervical cancer who campaigned to ensure girls get the HPV jab, is to be given an honorary degree at UCD today.

The health watchdog has recommended extending the HPV vaccine to boys.

The CervicalCheck scandal has played a role in increasing the uptake of the HPV vaccine, it has emerged.

Parents who previously refused the HPV vaccine for their daughters are now requesting that it be given, according to the HSE.

The Irish Cancer Society has called on the Government to provide over €10m in funding over five years to extend HPV vaccinations programme to include boys.

The Irish Cancer Society has called on the government to introduce gender-neutral vaccination in budget 2019.

The HPV vaccine is to be extended to boys from next year, the Taoiseach has confirmed.

The public consultation process has its place.

The HPV vaccine is something that should be celebrated, says Laura Brennan, who has terminal cervical cancer.

Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan has apologised for "causing upset" with his comments on HPV vaccines.

There is no evidence to show that the illnesses and syndromes highlighted in Ireland by concerned parents were caused by the HPV vaccine, writes Victoria White

If you are a parent of one of the 30,000 girls who will be offered the vaccine in September, you are right to inform yourself, but do so from trusted scientific sources, writes Alison O’Connor.

The Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) has welcomed the announcement that the Department of Health has commissioned the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) to undertake an assessment to determine if the HPV vaccine should be extended to boys.

A decision on the cost- effectiveness of offering the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to boys is not expected until September next year, it has emerged.

The Irish Cancer Society is warning parents to beware of misleading information about the HPV vaccine.

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has found no evidence of a causal link with the HPV vaccine, which is given to schoolgirls to reduce their risk of cervical cancer, and abnormal symptoms.

Boys are being exposed to certain preventable cancers and sexually transmitted diseases because of the State’s continuing failure to include them in a vaccination programme available to girls since 2010.