Vicky Phelan

Victoria Phelan (née Kelly; 28 October 1974 – 14 November 2022), was an Irish healthcare campaigner, best known for her campaigning in the CervicalCheck cancer scandal. Born Victoria Kelly on 28 October 1974 in Mooncoin in County Kilkenny to parents Gaby and John, Phelan grew up in Mooncoin. She attended the University of Limerick (UL), where she graduated with a BA in European Studies. She had been married to Jim Phelan, with whom she had two children.In the 1990s, Phelan was injured in a car crash in France. The crash resulted in three deaths and another person being paralysed. Phelan survived but spent 10 days in a coma and was very badly wounded. She later said it gave her an insight into another form of healthcare system which was to be of value in her later experiences.