Cervical cancer campaigner Vicky Phelan has been named in the BBC’s list of inspiring and influential women of 2018.
Ms Phelan who played a crucial part in exposing the scandal which affected 221 women and families was named in the list which includes women from over 60 countries.
The prestigious list which includes 100 women is complied from leaders, trailblazers and everyday heroes.
The post which explains Ms Phelan’s inclusion reads as follows:
75) Vicky Phelan, 44 – Educational manager, Ireland.
Vicky exposed the CervicalCheck Screening scandal in Ireland, after discovering she and hundreds of other women were not told they had been given incorrect smear test results.