Taoiseach Micheál Martin has paid tribute to Cervical Check campaigner Vicky Phelan and praised the work she did for “women globally” following news of her death.
In a moving tribute, the Fianna Fáil leader said that Ms Phelan’s actions will “live long in the memory of someone who stood up against the system”.
She passed away at Milford Hospice in Limerick in the early hours of Monday morning.