How many more must die before we get to the truth?

Tony O’Brien, the embattled director general of the Health Service Executive last night bowed to mounting political pressure over the smear test scandal and resigned.

In a bid to contain the escalating cancer crisis, the Government cancelled a scheduled Cabinet meeting in Monaghan today and will instead gather in Dublin with under fire Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Health Minister Simon Harris.

Following the release of three explosive memos from 2016 and a harrowing radio with terminally ill mother of five Emma Mhic Mhathúna, Mr O’Brien was facing a Dáil motion of no confidence next week and decided to jump before he was pushed.