'It saved my life' — breast cancer survivor credits Traveller health project

Sheila Reilly, a traveller and breast cancer survivor. at her home in Finglas. Picture: Moya Nolan.

“I don't cry telling my story. I don't mind telling the story. If it’s going to save people's lives, I'd tell it every day of the week,” said Sheila Reilly, a breast cancer survivor turned advocate for Traveller specific healthcare support.

Some 20 years ago, Pavee Point’s Primary Care Workers made a routine visit to the site where Ms Reilly lives in Finglas, as part of the Primary Health Care for Travellers Project, to talk to Travellers there about their health, and encourage people to go for routine tests and screenings that they may have missed.