TV Interviews Archive - Vicky Phelan

Vicky Phelan: The woman who exposed an Irish health scandal
Vicky Phelan exposed the CervicalCheck screening scandal in Ireland, after discovering she was not told she had been given incorrect smear test results.
- Date:December 8, 2018
- Source:BBC
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Vicky’s appearance on the Late Late Show
Vincent Devine Triptych Portrait of Vicky Phelan as featured on Irish TV's 'The Late Late Show'
- Date:January 31, 2021
- Source:RTE
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Last weekend we celebrated another beautiful "Vick

Last weekend we celebrated another beautiful "Vicky Phelan Campaign and Portrait Event" in Gort, Co Galway.

Hosted by @gortcancersupport and @lady_gregory_hotel we continued Vickys legacy for "Change & Awareness" and experienced yet again, incredible love and admiration for Dearest Vicky ❤️ from everyone that attended.

Special thank you Cara Brady, Mary Nolan, David Kelly and all the wonderful volunteers at @gortcancersupport, your work is truly inspirational.
Thank you to everyone at @lady_gregory_hotel
for such a wonderful venu and to Maestro Ollie Turner @galwaybayfm
for coming board as MC & Moderator for the event.

We are so grateful to @john__wall__ @cevaweva @roisin.ni.chadhla @sarahnallyy for your continued support and inspiration to everyone that hears your story as well as your friendship and admiration for Vicky.
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"There will be others who will continue this fight without me when I'm gone, because we are all in this together at the end of the day. We all come from that same place, from a mother's womb. This is everybody's story" - Vicky Phelan
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📸 @darrenhardimanphotography

#cervicalcancerawareness
#cervicalcheckscandal
#vickyphelan
#overcoming

Please join us on Friday October 27th in Mooncoin

Please join us on Friday October 27th in Mooncoin as we bring "The Vicky Phelan Campaign & Portrait Tour" to Vickys home village.

The theme of the tour is creating " Awareness & Change" which is the essence of Vicky's legacy and what she fought so hard for.
Life long friend & owner of the Portrait David Brennan will bring you through Vickys life story and her fight for justice against the legal might of the State while fighting the biggest fight of her life, to stay alive.
Guest speakers and cancer awareness advocates, Sarah Nally & John Wall will be accompanied by our Panel Guests, Cian O'Carroll , Róisin Ni Chadhla and 221+ Member Caoimhe O'Neill-Forde.

Discussions and insights into what the 221+ women and their families are going through, how they found out they had vital information withheld from them and what changes have been put in place to prevent this from happening again..and you'll hear about what's still remains unfinished..

Starts 7pm Sharp.
Come out and support Vickys Campaign of Awareness and Change

Please join us on Friday September 22nd at Lady Gr

Please join us on Friday September 22nd at Lady Gregory Hotel, Gort, Galway. as we bring "The Vicky Phelan Campaign & Portrait Tour to the West of Ireland.

The theme of the tour is creating " Awareness & Change" which is the essence of Vicky's legacy and what she fought so hard for.

Life long friend & owner of the Portrait David Brennan will bring you through Vickys life story and her fight for justice against the legal might of the State while fighting the biggest fight of her life, to stay alive.

Guest speakers and cancer awareness advocates, Sarah Nally & John Wall will be accompanied by our Panel Guests, Cian O'Carroll , Róisin Ni Chadhla and 221+ Members Lorraine Walsh and Caoimhe O'Neill-Forde.
Discussions and insights into what the 221+ women and their families are going through, how they found out they had vital information withheld from them and what changes have been put in place to prevent this from happening again..and you'll hear about what's still remains unfinished...You'll also hear our Vicky has inspired people to make change happen and how a 14 year old girl from Waterford was inspired to create change in the health services already..

Ollie Turner Galway Bay FM will take up the charge of Panel Discussion Moderator and MC the event.

Starts 7pm Sharp.
With huge thanks to Gort Cancer Support and Lady Gregory Hotel for hosting this event for Vicky.

For further details please contact info@gortcancersupport.ie

#cervicalcancerawareness
#cervicalcheckscandal
#ovariancancer
#overcoming
#vickyphelan

Its almost 4 years since Vicky launched her Memoir

Its almost 4 years since Vicky launched her Memoir "Overcoming" at University of Limerick.

UL President, Dr Des Fitzgerald said:
"As a campaigner you have stood up for your community. As a person suffering from cancer, you have shown huge integrity and bravery. Your story has inspired many and continues to inspire today"

Professor Sarah Moore of UL said:
Vicky had held "The system and decision makers within it to account for what happened to her and for what was concealed from her and from many other women in this country. These women could have been any of us, a fact that I think about all the time"

Vicky pictured with her Husband Jim, her Daughter Amelia and her Son Darragh. Vicky also pictured with author of her memoir Naomi Linehan.

📸:Alan Place Photography

The "Vicky Phelan Campaign and Portrait Tour" came

The "Vicky Phelan Campaign and Portrait Tour" came to Drogheda this weekend and we cannot express how special this event was.

Vickys Family & friends were joined by @naomilinehan, author of Vickys memoir #overcoming and Naomi gave the audience the most beautiful depiction of Vickys story that we will never forget ❤️

Vickys friend @john__wall__ spoke of their friendship and of Vickys strength & courage to move mountains in order to protect the future for women of Ireland and her campaign for Cervical Screeming, HPV vaccination and better treatment for ALL patients, men and women ❤️

Life long Family friend of Vickys, David Brennan recounted Vickys life story, from her childhood right through to her cancer diagnosis, Vickys unearthing of #cervicalcheckscandal, telling of her brave and selfless act of not signing the Non Disclosure Agreement in order to protect the Women of Ireland and her fight to stay alive for her family. All of Vickys story, captured within her Triptych Portrait left the audience in awe of our national hero #vickyphelan ❤️

The Panel Discussion at this event Moderated by the wonderful @claremckennapresents and she was joined by @lorraine_walsh_callaghan co-founder of 221+ Group and @cevaweva 221+ Group. Both ladies courageously told the audience of their own personal fight with Cancer, their struggle with the health services and how they are creating change and awareness for better health care in Ireland. ❤️

Vickys trusted Solicitor and friend @cianocarroll_solicitors gave a detailed insight as to how women and their families are still being treated by the legal might of our so called "State" . We need to hear this in order to demand change, as difficult as it is, can you image a women being told by the "State" legal team thats its her child, whom has mild learning difficulty that is causing her distress and not the fact that she has Cervical Cancer that could have been prevented. What kind of treatment is this for a women that is dying of cancer to subjected to..We demand a better Ireland for our Women and Girls. ❤️

@g.k.cancersupport Choir received a standing ovation for their emotionally charged and beautiful song "So Strong" ❤️

Vicky Phelan Campaign and Portrait Tour comes to @

Vicky Phelan Campaign and Portrait Tour comes to @barbicancentre Drogheda this Friday 26th May hosted by @g.k.cancersupport

Family and Friends of Vicky Phelan are joining people all over the country in continuing Vickys campaign for Awareness and Change.

You will hear Vicky's life story and hear how she courageously took on the might of the State in order to stand up for the Women of Ireland and in doing so, she unearthed one of the greatest mediacal scandals in the history of the State.

Vicky then dedicated her limited time and channeled all her energy to improve health care for women in Ireland and create an awareness campaign that continues to saves lives.

As part of the weekend’s programme, the portrait will be open for a Walk-In Event on Saturday 27th from 10.30am to 12.30pm and David Brennan will present Vicky's story contained within her Portrait from 11am.

Please come along to the the @barbicancentre on Friday and Saturday for an experience you won't forget.

@g.k.cancersupport
#cervicalcancerawareness
#vickyphelan
#overcoming

A beautiful and memorable "Vicky Phelan Campaign a

A beautiful and memorable "Vicky Phelan Campaign and Portrait Event" held yesterday in Kilmacow to celebrate Bernadette O'Hanlons "Love and Gratitude" to all her Family and friends.

Vicky and Bernie, two inspiring warriors, battled cancer together and helped eachother through their cancer journey. Bringing Vickys Campaign and Portrait Event to Bernie was a fitting tribute to both of these inspirational and beautiful women.

This was no ordinary event. Bernie @i_am_cancer_free tried on several occasions to attend a few events but due to hospital visits and ill health, couldn't attend at the time, so, we decided a few weeks ago to bring Vicky to Bernie. And what was Initially going to happen at her home, expanded rapidly and changed venue to the Kilmacow Parish Hall and then turned into one of the most beautiful days we have all experienced.

The amazing @mountsionchoir @colette_k1 and @john__wall__ pulled out the stops and together with Bernie her daughter @aprilbrophy her entire Family, Vickys Parents Gaby & John, Vickys Sister @lynzik62 & her boy Tyler and around 120+ friends packed into the Kilmacow Hall for what was to become the most amazing day of song, love and inspiration ❤️.

#vickyphelan
#cervicalcancerawareness
#cervicalcheckscandal

Inspired by Vicky, our regular Panelist and LC Stu

Inspired by Vicky, our regular Panelist and LC Student, Róisin Ni Chadhla continues to create and inspire change.
We all have a duty to continue Vicky's works to improve health care, promote Cervical screening, create awareness and empower people to take an active role in your own health care.
Vickys life story and her campaign has and continues to save countless lives.

#cervicalcancerawareness
#cervicalcheckscandal
#vickyphelan

Vicky Phelan Campaign and Portrait Tour comes to M

Vicky Phelan Campaign and Portrait Tour comes to MTU Tralee on April 21st & 22nd hosted by Haven Recovery Centre.

The theme of the tour is creating " Awareness & Change" which is the essence of Vicky's legacy and what she fought so hard for.

As part of the weekend’s programme, portrait will be open for public viewing at the Sólás Centre, MTU Kerry North Campus, Tralee on Saturday, April 22 from 10.30 am -1pm.

The Vicky Phelan Campaign & Portrait Tour is to continue Vicky's legacy and educate people about cervical cancer. This is the first time the portrait has been exhibited in Kerry and has been very kindly supported by MTU Kerry and Tralee Chamber Alliance.

So please come along to the the Sólás Centre, MTU Kerry North Campus on Saturday, April 22 from 10.30am to view this stunning piece for yourself.

@mtu_ie @mtusu_kerry
@traleechamberalliance
@havenrecovery

Thinking of Vicky's children Amelia and Darragh on

Thinking of Vicky's children Amelia and Darragh on this, their first Mothers Day without their Mam.

So many mothers lives across the country have been changed forever from the selfless and heroic campaign that Vicky undertook.

#vickyphelan
#mothersday

International Women's Day 2023 The Vicky Phelan C

International Women's Day 2023

The Vicky Phelan Campaign & Portrait Tour returned to @setuireland Waterford for another memorable event in continuing Vickys campaign for Awareness and Change.

An emotional homecoming of sort as Vickys Family, closest friends and colleagues were all in attendance to share Vickys story with everyone present and to honour Ireland most Extraordinary Woman @vickyphelanofficial

A special thank you to:

Our Panel Guests @roisin.ni.chadhla @yeates.elizabeth @cianocarroll_solicitors for your incredibly special contribution at each event.

Vickys friend and discussion moderator @misstmouse

Artist @vincentdevineart

Vickys friend and guest speaker @john__wall__

Everyone at SETU Waterford for hosting the event

All Vickys Tribe that attended

And Vickys Family ❤️

#vickyphelan #internationalwomensday #cervicalcancerawareness

Vicky Phelan Campaign & Portrait Tour comes to Cro

Vicky Phelan Campaign & Portrait Tour comes to Crocus Cancer Support Centre Monaghan on 24th and 25th February.

Artist Vincent Devine and life long friend & owner of the Portrait David Brennan will bring you through Vickys life story and her fight for justice against the legal might of the State while fighting the biggest fight of her life, to stay alive.

Guest speaker, Cancer Awareness Campaigner and close friend of Vicky, John Wall will be accompanied by our Panel Guests, Cian O'Carroll , Róisin Ni Chadhla and 221+ Survivor Caoimhe O'Neill-Forde. Discussions and insights into what the 221+ women and their families are going through, how they found out they had vital information withheld from them and what changes have been put in place to prevent this from happening again..and you'll hear about what's still remains unfinished...You'll also hear our Vicky has inspired people to make change happen and how a 14 year old girl from Waterford was inspired to create change in the health services already..

Fellow Mooncoin Lady and Newstalk / Today FM reporter Aoife Kearns will take up the charge of Panel Discussion Moderator.

"I hope I have fought enough for your future, but

"I hope I have fought enough for your future, but now it's time for you to take the baton and stand up for yourselves, question everything. This fight was for you". - Vicky Phelan

Vickys life story, her Cervical Cancer Awareness Campain and Fight for Justice for the Women of Ireland, captured within her Portrait, will be brought to @universitycollegecork this Thursday at 5pm at Aula Maxima.

Panel speakers @stephenteap and @cianocarroll_solicitors will discuss progress in the "Change" that Vicky and 221+ Group have fought so hard for. @roisin.ni.chadhla
will tell how she was inspired by Vicky to make change happen.

@davybrennan79 and @vincentdevineart will tell Vickys Story symbolised within her Portrait.

#cervicalcancerawareness
#vickyphelan

We are all heartbroken at the loss of our Dear Fri

We are all heartbroken at the loss of our Dear Friend Vicky and we offer our heartfelt condolences to Vickys husband Jim, her daughter Amelia, son Darragh, her Mam Gaby, Dad John, her sister Lyndsey, Robbie & Fiona, Lee & Diane, Johnny & Siobhan and all her extended family and close friends especially Maria and Susan.

Vicky fought not only the bravest of battles to stay alive for her beautiful children, she also fought an enormous battle against the legal might of the State to protect the women of Ireland and fight for justice for those women and familys that suffered as a result of the Cervical Check Scandal. In exposing the wrongs of the State and the Health Service and for demanding widespread improvements in how WOMEN are treated in Ireland, Vicky has saved countless lives already.

Vickys legacy demands change in the Health Care System and Accountability for those that do wrong by patients. She has changed the Health Services for women, men, boys and girls throughout the country and for this, we are forever indebted to you Vicky.

"Mna na hÉeireann, I did this for you" - Vicky Phelan

RIP Lynsey Bennett 😢💔 Longford’s brave Cer

RIP Lynsey Bennett 😢💔
Longford’s brave Cervical Check campaigner Lynsey Bennett has lost her battle to live.

Lyndsey, who was from Longford, was diagnosed with an invasive form of cervical cancer in 2017. She settled her High Court action over the alleged misinterpretation of her cervical smear slides in 2021.

In a statement outside the Four Courts at the time she said: “To my daughters Zoe and Hailee, I hope I have done enough to secure you both a future free of financial worries and that even with me not here to guide you, you can both pursue your dreams."

She cried as she said: “And always remember, Mammy loves you. X

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam dílis 🙏

We're so excited to bring The Vicky Phelan Portrai

We're so excited to bring The Vicky Phelan Portrait to University College Dublin this week to celebrate World Cancer Research Day 2022 and there's no better way to celebrate this world event than to do so by bringing the story of one woman's Courage, Resilience, Determination and Love to everyone, so as a real difference can be made and lives can be saved. @vickyphelanofficial continues to inspire and encourage woman and men across Ireland and we have great privilege in bringing Vickys story to students, staff and visitors at UCD this week.

UCD Precision Oncology Ireland will host this event over two days. Wednesday 21st September The Vicky Phelan Portrait will be displayed at Moore Auditorium, UCD O'Brien Centre for Science from 4pm to 6pm and on Thursday 22nd from 3pm at the Charles Institute, Precision Oncology will open its doors for an "Open House" of cancer research, where you will hear about the latest cutting-edge treatments and meet researchers to ask all those burning questions.

And that's a wrap! After almost a month on displ

And that's a wrap!

After almost a month on display, The Vicky Phelan Portrait has left Carlow last week and what an amazing experience it was!

Organised by @itcarlow , @eist_carlow_cancer_support and Carlow Chamber of Commerce, the first display event was held at the amazing @visual_carlow , where people got the chance to experience the amazing and inspirational story of @vickyphelanofficial symbolised within the Portrait by Artist @vincentdevineart

Following this opening Display event, The Vicky Phelan Portrait visited MSD Pharmaceutical, where it stayed on display for all employees there to see it and also experience being brought through all its detail by Vincent on its last day at MSD.
How significant was this event at MSD? Well, MSD Pharmaceutical is where the wonder drug "Pembrolizumab" is manufactured. This is the drug that Vicky Phelan fought so hard to gain access to, that has extended her life and thanks to Vicky, has been made available to many more people fighting cancer in Ireland.

Eist Cancer Support Centre hosted the Portrait for a further two weeks at their newly launched premises where service users of this wonderful centre and the public came to experience The Portrait in what was the most beautiful event held over the final two days there. Even when Vicky herself can't be present, she's inspiring and empowering people to take better care of their own health and help save lives.

We are grateful to everyone that helped bring The Vicky Phelan Portrait to Carlow and thank you to everyone that donated towards Eist Cancer Support Centre. Thank you to the wonderful people at Eist that offer this much needed support to Cancer patients in Carlow, your work is truly inspirational ❤️👏

The Vicky Phelan Portrait will be coming to Dublin in August and September, so keep an eye open for more details soon..

The Vicky Phelan Portrait is coming to Carlow for

The Vicky Phelan Portrait is coming to Carlow for the month of May!

This Friday, May 6th we will be hosting our next display event at @visual_carlow in collaboration with @eist_carlow_cancer_support @itcarlow , County Carlow Chamber of Commerce and MSD Carlow.

Open to the public from 2pm to 4pm, you can come and see the Portrait of the inspiring @vickykellyphelan and hear from the artist @vincentdevineart who will bring you through Vickys story captured and symbolised within this extraordinary Portrait.

From 4.30pm to 6.30pm we will host a fundraising Display Event in aid of Eist Cancer Support Centre Carlow. You can book on the link ⬇️ https://carlowchamber.com/events-calendar

To make a donation in aid of @eist_carlow_cancer_support on @idonate.ie go to
https://www.idonate.ie/register-donor-payment.html

The Portrait will be displayed at MSD Carlow from May 7th until May 13th and will then spend two weeks at @eist_carlow_cancer_support
where the public will get another chance to view it and experience this extraordinary Portrait with @vincentdevineart on the 28th May.

#overcoming
#cancerawareness #cervicalcancerawareness #vickyphelan #healthawareness

Our most recent @vickyphelanportrait display event

Our most recent @vickyphelanportrait display event, held at @witwaterford to celebrate #Internationalwomensday last Tuesday 8th March was certainly a day we will never forget.

Colleagues and friends of @vickykellyphelan at WIT pulled together and organised the most beautiful event, not just to commemorate #Internationalwomensday, but to honour Vicky Phelan for her selfless and tireless work for every woman in our country. Time is something none of us will every get back, and for Vicky Phelan to so selflessly, give her valuable time to campaign for womens health, fight the injustice of state organisations, challenge the status quo and lead change for others, is truly inspirational and heroic. Vicky is an ordinary woman, who has done extraordinary good for women and for the whole of society. She has shown leadership, strength, courage and resilience in the face of huge adversity. Vicky has and continues to save lives in all she has done.

Vicky, already an Honorary Fellow of WIT, was honoured again, with a new Honourary Research Chair named "The Vicky Phelan Chair in Equality and Access to Education" to help widen the access to education with a specific focus on women.

Our evening event, held at @theparlourvintagetearooms was another amazing and beautiful event organised by @waterfordcc @networkwaterford @sarahjanecleary @dccwaterford. This event also marked the closing of @theparlourvintagetearooms and what a memorable and bitter sweet evening it was to mark this moment too.

The audience at both events were taken through the Triptych as Vickys life story was laid before them in all its detail..Symbols of Heartbreak, Heroism, Inspiration, Strength, Resilience, Spirituality, Justice, Health, Life and Love were all laid bare for all to experience and to be reminded, what one woman has gone through but still fights on. Through all these emotions, as symbolised within the @vickyphelanportrait, we endeavour to support Vickys Campaign and bring Vickys story far & wide.

Two of our selected charities to benefit from this event were @solascancersupportcentre and @shonadotie , both of whom are close to Vickys heart and do such great work locally and nationally.

Sending Love and Best Wishes to @vickykellyphelan

Sending Love and Best Wishes to @vickykellyphelan and her family today as Vicky receives the "Freedom of Limerick" in a special ceremony in the city this evening.

The accolade is the highest honour that can be given to an individual by Limerick City and County Council and is awarded to those who have made “exceptional or unique contributions to the common good or to persons who have made outstanding contributions to the life of Limerick.

Announcing the decision to present Vicky with the honour, Mayor of the City and County of Limerick Cllr Daniel Butler said the mother of two is “an inspiration to all of us.”
“She is a tireless fighter for women who have been affected by the Cervical Check scandal, and her work encapsulates the Freedom of Limerick, and how women should be treated.
“Her work has transformed the lives and saved the lives of Irish women and helped us talk of end of life in an important way, in turn helping to make Irish society a richer and more equal"

There isn't a more deserving person to receive such an honour.

#overcoming
#vickyphelan
#cervicalcancerawareness
#ireland

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