‘Goodnight my sweetheart, until we meet again’ - Tributes paid to Patricia Carrick

Patricia Carrick. Photo taken by her son Ciarán MacChoncarraige

President Michael D Higgins has led tributes to Patricia Carrick, the woman Taoiseach Micheál Martin apologised to on behalf of the State because her cancer was missed by CervicalCheck.

The 51-year-old, known as Trish to her family and friends, died surrounded by her family at their home in Galway in the early hours of Tuesday morning.