Minister: Recheck critics engaged in revisionism

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Health Minister Simon Harris have been forced to deny CervicalCheck officials warned them offering free smear test rechecks would severely damage the service — accusing critics of being involved in “revisionism”.

Mr Varadkar and Mr Harris rejected the claims and accused others of causing the damage after CervicalCheck’s ex-clinical director insisted she and her officials told the Department of Health of the risk hours before the plan was announced.