Vicky Phelan

Charlie Bird has said that Vicky Phelan is his “soulmate” after she announced that she was too sick to take part in his Climb for Charlie hike up Croagh ...

When I get to the top the first candle I light will be for you, Vicky, my soulmate.” But we have accepted it. Charlie Bird has said that Vicky Phelan is his “soulmate” after she announced that she was too sick to take part in his Climb for Charlie hike up Croagh Patrick next month.

Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) is honouring Vicky Phelan, a former member of its staff, with a research position in her name.

WIT also teamed up Waterford Chamber of Commerce, Waterford Chamber Skillnet, Waterford Local Enterprise Office and Network Ireland Waterford to host a public viewing of the portrait later in the day in the Parlour Vintage Tea Rooms in Waterford. The successful applicant will have access to a grant for the period of the appointment and will conduct research into how to widen access into education, with a specific focus on women. The ‘Vicky Phelan Chair in Equality and Access to Education’ aims to embed the values that the Cervical Check campaigner stands for with the values of the college.

The cervical check campaigner announced yesterday that she made the "hard decision" to pull out of the charity climb.

"I am only now, in the past few days able to walk without either a 4-wheeler or a Zimmer frame. When I get to the top the first candle I light will be for you Vicky my soulmate." The radiotherapy increased the amount of pain I was in and also incapacitated me leaving me unable to walk without assistance.

The CervicalCheck campaigner said she has "never been in so much pain" after suffering complications from radiotherapy.

I really do appreciate the support." "I am only now, in the past few days able to walk without either a 4-wheeler or a Zimmer frame. "I have NEVER been so sick or in as much pain as I have been over the past two weeks!!!

A new research position focusing on equality and access to education has been announced by Waterford Institute of Technology in honour of health campaigner ...

Equality and access to education would be something that Vicky is a true believer in and she is a manifestation of it herself. "It has just evolved from there and the vision from Vicky from myself was so in tune even before I bought it. "The amount of people coming forward with their stories and emails, about things that me and Vicky didn't even know about....

Vicky Phelan has confirmed that she will be unable to make the journey to Croagh Patrick in Co Mayo in April to take part in the 'Climb with Charlie', as she is not well enough. The event is being organised by former RTÉ broadcaster Charlie Bird to ...

In relation to her decision not to journey to Croagh Patrick, she said the past few weeks had knocked the stuffing out of her and she needs to focus on getting well again. We cried. We laughed.