73-year-old Joan Lucey from Cooleen, Dingle was laid to rest yesterday.
The retired nurse had brought a case against the HSE, Clinical Pathology Laboratories Incorporated, and MedLab Pathology Ltd over alleged misreading or misinterpretation or misreporting of her cervical smears taken in February and August 2011.
On two occasions prior to her death, her legal team pleaded in the High Court for mediation talks to take place; they had been due to begin over the weekend.
A spokesperson for the late Mrs Lucey’s legal team told Radio Kerry News mediation is set to recommence today.
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The Labour Party leader says he is disgusted by the lack of immediacy among Government in changing how women impacted by the CervicalCheck controversy are dealt with. Deputy Alan Kelly’s comment come as Dingle woman Joan Lucey is laid to rest today. The 73-year-old retired nurse brought a case against the HSE, Clinical Pathology Laboratories […]
The Labour Party leader says he is disgusted by the lack of immediacy among Government in changing how women impacted by the CervicalCheck controversy are dealt with. Deputy Alan Kelly’s comment come as Dingle woman Joan Lucey is laid to rest today. The 73-year-old retired nurse brought a case against the HSE, Clinical Pathology Laboratories […]
Lucey was a fighter in face of injustice , mass hears
Updated / Monday, 22 Feb 2021
19:33
Joan Lucey died on Friday, before mediation began in her legal action over cervical smear tests
The funeral mass of Joan Lucey in Dingle has heard that the former district nurse will be remembered as a fighter in the face of injustice .
Ms Lucey, who had taken legal action against the HSE over her cervical smear tests, died Friday before mediation started.
Prayers for those suffering from cancer especially women were said at the funeral in her local parish this afternoon.
The mass at St Mary s Church was concelebrated by parish priest Fr Michael Moynihan and family friend Fr Jim Sheehy.