Irish Examiner view: Honour Ruth Morrissey's legacy with action now

The Government owes it to her and the other women who have died in the cervical cancer scandal to take action now

The late Ruth Morrissey and her husband Paul. Picture: Collins Courts

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar’s condolences on the death of campaigner Ruth Morrissey must be particularly galling to the family of the 39-year-old who died on Sunday because of “grievous mistakes” in the cervical cancer screening programme.

In a powerful and damning statement, her husband Paul Morrissey laid bare the “broken promises” of the former Taoiseach who said no other woman of the 221 affected by the CervicalCheck scandal would have to go to court.