'She started the process, and she's now handed it over to us': Stephen Teap vows to continue Vicky's campaign

Vicky Phelan and Stephen Teap. File Picture:  Brian Lawless/PA Wire

CervicalCheck campaigner Stephen Teap has vowed to continue the campaign started by Vicky Phelan, saying that her death has left "a massive empty space" beside her family and friends that may never again be filled.

Speaking on Tuesday, Mr Teap, whose wife Irene died of cervical cancer in 2017 said that the reality of the loss of Vicky Phelan has only just begun to begun to set in.