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.

The number of deaths in relation to the cervical screening scandal has risen to 18.

A Fermoy man has revealed that his late wife is one of the 17 women identified by the HSE as having died after a review found they were mistakenly given the all-clear for cancer.

More than 11,000 women have contacted the HSE emergency line.

Latest: Dr Gráinne Flannelly, Clinical Director of CervicalCheck, has stood down from her position.