Olive Fahey had to surrender her anonymity and go all the way to the High Court because the HSE and those involved in her breast cancer misdiagnosis “behaved appallingly” as they contested the legal case for five years.

The HSE has apologised to a 57-year-old woman whose breast cancer was misdiagnosed three times and who later had to undergo a mastectomy after an invasive cancer was finally discovered.

The Health Service Executive (HSE) has apologised to a 56-year-old Co Tipperary woman after medics failed to diagnose her breast cancer on three occasions.

The HSE has apologised to a 56-year-old Co Tipperary woman after medics failed to diagnose her breast cancer on three occasions.

A 56-year-old Co Tipperary woman whose breast cancer was misdiagnosed three times is seeking damages in the High Court.