Watch as hundreds gather in Tralee in show of support for Emma Mhic Mhathúna

Up to 400 people, most of them women, turned out in the Square in Tralee yesterday evening in a show of support for Emma Mhic Mhathúna, the 37-year-old mother of five whose smear test failed to detect cancer warning signs and who now has terminal cancer.

The half-hour event, which included five minutes of silence, was organised by Sinn Féin and local councillor Toireasa Ferris, who said it was to show solidarity.

“Youze keep the tea coming and I’ll keep the interviews coming,” Ms Mhic Mhathúna bantered with reporters who asked for interviews in advance of short addresses to the crowd.