Person: Gabriel Scally

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<p>Gabriel Scally published his review of the scoping inquiry into CervicalCheck in November, 2022. Jessica Ní Mhaoláin writes that Tony Holohan should be challenged with the facts as outlined in Dr Scally’s report. File picture: Brian Lawless/PA</p>

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Letters to the Editor: Women failed by Cervical Check do understand what happened

A reader responds to Tony Holohan's remarks on 'The Meaning of Life', while others examine issues including elder abuse, the attacks on Israel and Gaza, and Catholic Church reform

<p>CervicalCheck clinical director Nóirín Russell said the hope is to have the personal cervical review process 'up and running in the first quarter of this year'. <br/> </p>

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Review option for cervical cancer patients welcomed as 'very important change'

<p> Karen Keely, founder of OACS Ireland: 'We support all mothers going forward who wish to take cases in order to seek the justice they so rightly deserve.' Picture: Moya Nolan</p>

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Families affected by anti-epilepsy drug should be given 'no fault redress scheme'

Alison O'Connor: We must not let fear of litigation halt future screening programmes

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CervicalCheck campaigners, Dr Scally, and Taoiseach agree — law and culture have to change

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Elaine Loughlin: Without a change in attitudes, women will be left feeling like 'lepers'

Scally Report: Cervical Check survivors treated like 'lepers' and refused medical appointments

Dr Gabriel Scally's final report states that women are being questioned about their association with the 221+ patient advocate group before clinicians consider treating them

Wed, 23 Nov, 2022

Campaigners furious at guide 'rewriting the facts' on Cervical Check scandal

The 221+ group says screening service's claim that 'no lives were put at risk by doctors not informing patients of the results of the audit' conflicts with Gabriel Scally's 2018 report

Thu, 01 Sep, 2022

Women 'can't trust CervicalCheck until slides are tested in this country'

All samples are still being sent abroad for analysis by CervicalCheck’s contracted laboratory, Quest Diagnostics in America.

Mon, 18 Jul, 2022

Irish Examiner view: Questions on Covid need full answers

Death rates may represent a systemic failure against which we need to prepare ourselves in the future

Mon, 31 Jan, 2022

File photo Gabriel Scally: North and Republic must harmonise Covid-19 response. Two approaches to coronavirus testing and contac

Gabriel Scally to carry out 'final' progress review of CervicalCheck recommendations

Previous review was compiled in 2020 as the pandemic was just beginning leading to a great deal of uncertainty as to how the health service would manage the situation

Tue, 18 Jan, 2022

Scally: More ventilation and space needed to manage Covid-19 in schools

Public health expert says temporary units should be used to accommodate pupils

Wed, 03 Mar, 2021

Scally 'surprised' department said his involvement with CervicalCheck was over

Dr Gabriel Scally has said he was “surprised” to see the Department of Health say his involvement in the CervicalCheck review process was at an end.

Thu, 25 Feb, 2021

Politicians need to take ‘peace process’ approach to ending pandemic across the island – Scally

Health experts also called for a mandatory 14-day quarantine for incoming travellers to stop the spread of new strains of the virus.

Wed, 20 Jan, 2021

Gabriel Scally: 'Public spat' between Leo Varadkar and Nphet 'unedifying'

Infectious diseases expert Professor Jack Lambert has described the current approach to Covid-19 in Ireland as “flawed”.

Tue, 06 Oct, 2020

Epidemiology expert Scally pours cold water on foreign holidays

The president of epidemiology and public health at the Royal Society of Medicine in London, Professor Gabriel Scally, has poured cold water on tourists flying in and out of Ireland during the holiday period.

Wed, 24 Jun, 2020

Department of Health quizzed on infection risks of bus and air travel

The Department of Health has declined to say whether or not there is a distinction between air travel and other forms of public transport in terms of the danger of spreading Covid-19 infection.

Tue, 02 Jun, 2020

Scally: Ryanair boss should 'leave public health' to the authorities

"Personally speaking, and a lot of people would feel the same, I’d rather he got on with refunding all the people all the money he owes them from the flights that he’s cancelled."

Sun, 31 May, 2020

Coronavirus: Two deaths with 66 new cases in Ireland

Two more people with Covid-19 have died, officials said today.

Sun, 31 May, 2020

Government warned against rush to ease Covid-19 travel restrictions

The government is considering scrapping the Covid-19 travel restriction three weeks earlier than planned.

Sun, 31 May, 2020

Leading doctor dismisses claims by Ryanair chief that it's safe to fly again

Dr Scally told RTÉ radio’s Today programme that he did not know where Mr O’Leary had received his information, and that he was not certain that Mr O’Leary had the best interests of his customers at heart.

Wed, 27 May, 2020

Irish Examiner View: Easier call may have hard results

As the momentum to ease restrictions gathers pace, we are confronted with a yin or yang choice, and it is hard to remember a decision where the stakes were so high.

Tue, 26 May, 2020

'Real need' for North/South dialogue about travel restrictions, says Dr Gabriel Scally

Dr Gabriel Scally, President of the Public Health section of the Royal Society of Medicine, has said there is a “real need” for North/South dialogue about Covid-19 testing and the need for travel restrictions.

Mon, 11 May, 2020

Opening of primary schools is feasible - but on a phased basis, says public health expert

The general secretary of the primary teachers' union believes it is feasible to reopen primary schools but it will have to be done in a careful way and on a phased basis.

Mon, 20 Apr, 2020

Call for more to be done to protect elderly, vulnerable

More must done to protect elderly and vulnerable people in the Covid-19 crisis, the president of public health at the Royal Society of Medicine has warned.

Tue, 14 Apr, 2020

Traffic has halved since Covid-19 lockdown but remains higher than Christmas day

The level of traffic on some of Ireland’s most scenic routes has halved since Covid-19 lockdown measures were introduced but is still higher than traffic volumes seen on Christmas Day.

Thu, 09 Apr, 2020

Early social distancing measures have had big impact, says disease expert

Government measures to contain Covid-19 are having an impact with cases almost halved from a fortnight ago, says disease expert, Prof Philip Nolan.

Tue, 31 Mar, 2020

Coveney to discuss coronavirus with leaders in the North

Simon Coveney will speak to Northern secretary Brandon Lewis and Stormont's first and deputy first ministers.

Tue, 31 Mar, 2020

Vicky Phelan: We shall overcome ... if we work together

It may not be the government we voted for recently, but we need to trust those leading our country's response to Covid-19. And we all have a role to play, says Vicky Phelan

Fri, 20 Mar, 2020

Closing borders would make things worse, says disease prevention and control expert

Border closures will not be effective in delaying the spread of Covid-19 according to an expert at the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).

Mon, 16 Mar, 2020

Dr Gabriel Scally: North and South must work together to fight coronavirus

“No health system in the world could cope with a full blown outbreak of the virus,” said Dr Scally.

Wed, 11 Mar, 2020

€2,000 payout for misread smears

The Department of Health expects a €2,000 payment will be granted “early in the new year” to women whose cervical smears were misread.

Mon, 23 Dec, 2019

Stephen Donnelly: Cancer victims ‘should not have to wait’ for payment

A TD has demanded that the €2,000 ex-gratia payment to over 159 women affected by the CervicalCheck controversy be paid immediately.

Wed, 18 Dec, 2019

Patient advocates to call for independent individual reviews for women in CervicalCheck scandal

Those impacted have demanded individual independent reviews of their smear screening, cytological and clinical history after the publication of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) review.

Mon, 16 Dec, 2019

Varadkar to ensure all women impacted by CervicalCheck scandal receive €2,000 ex-gratia payment

The Taoiseach has directly intervened to ensure all women impacted by the CervicalCheck scandal receive a €2,000 ex-gratia payment.

Wed, 11 Dec, 2019

Health services must disclose patient safety incidents under planned legislation

Private as well as public health services will have to disclose serious patient safety incidents under planned legislation expected to come before the Dáil within weeks.

Thu, 05 Dec, 2019

Taoiseach open to new smear test review

The Government is to consider funding a further independent review for women involved in the CervicalCheck scandal after a key patient advocate expressed no confidence in the process.

Thu, 05 Dec, 2019

Nóirín Russell: Smearing doctors is harmful to patients

Nóirín Russell says impossible expectations are forcing doctors to consider quitting the service

Thu, 05 Dec, 2019

Campaigner Stephen Teap hits out at Harris for 'exploiting' patient representatives

Simon Harris had promised that a new policy to remunerate and support patient advocates who give up their time to sit on boards and steering committees would be published by the end of this month at the very latest.

Mon, 28 Oct, 2019

Cervical smear scandal: An apology and a clear blueprint

It’s just over 20 years since, as taoiseach, Bertie Ahern apologised on behalf of the Irish people to those who had spent their childhood in a residential institutions run by one of 18 religious congregations.

Wed, 23 Oct, 2019

Time for State to deliver for the women of Ireland

A State apology was necessary, but the mothers, daughters, sisters, wives, and families caught up in the CervicalCheck scandal need to know that it will never happen again.

Wed, 23 Oct, 2019

Watch Live: Taoiseach apologises for 'disrespect and deceit' over CervicalCheck

The Taoiseach has addressed the Dáil and has made a formal State apology for the "the humiliation, the disrespect and the deceit" to the women and families impacted by the CervicalCheck controversy.

Tue, 22 Oct, 2019

Jack Tyner case: HSE needs a good dose of compassion

The case of Jack Tyner should be a wake-up call about medical mistakes but probably won’t be. Jack was a 19-year-old jockey who was injured in a fall in a point-to-point meeting in Dungarvan on February 2, 2011.

Sat, 19 Oct, 2019

CervicalCheck scandal - Waiting lists cut dramatically

The CervicalCheck scandal was symbolic of a health system tottering towards something that looks like the edge of collapse. Accountability and transparency were in short supply.

Tue, 17 Sep, 2019

Scally Review into CervicalCheck scandal cost over €1m

This includes payments to lawyers, a communications agency and doctors.

Wed, 28 Aug, 2019

'The women of Ireland deserve better, I deserve better': CervicalCheck patient advocate responds to criticism

CervicalCheck patient advocate Lorraine Walsh has said that she will continue to fight for the women of Ireland following the revelation that she received a letter of criticism from the Department of Health's Chief Medical Officer.

Mon, 26 Aug, 2019

'Women have been failed again': Vicky Phelan responds to CervicalCheck report

This week an independent rapid review into the screening programme by Professor Brian MacCraith found that more than 4,080 women had delayed HPV test results communicated to them as a result of an IT problem in a US diagnostics lab.

Fri, 09 Aug, 2019

'Women have been failed again': Vicky Phelan has 'had enough' after latest CervicalCheck controversy

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

Fri, 09 Aug, 2019

Taoiseach to apologise to women impacted by CervicalCheck scandal

Health Minister Simon Harris confirmed the apology after he and the Taoiseach met with members of the 221+ CervicalCheck patient support group.

Wed, 07 Aug, 2019

Special Report: Thousands of women affected by delays in their cervical smear test results

HSE chief executive Paul Reid has apologised to the thousands of women affected by delays in their cervical smear test results.

Wed, 07 Aug, 2019