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The Irish Cancer Society has remembered the life of Vicky Phelan upon her death this week, noting that the nation is “truly richer” for her contribution made to Irish life.

A recently hosted coffee morning in Harvest Cafe, Athlone Towncentre, has realised €2,392 for the South Westmeath Hospice.

The HSE is calling on parents to take the opportunity to protect their children and not to delay getting their children vaccinated as the HSE immunisation programme commences in schools nationwide from September 26.

The HSE has called on parents to continue to protect their children from preventable diseases such as measles, whooping cough, meningitis and HPV amongst others, as the HSE immunisation programme commences in schools nationwide from September 27.

Q. Do I need to register for the free cancer screening programmes and when do I become eligible?

A Galwaywoman whose cancer diagnosis was missed has this week received an apology in the Dail from Taoiseach Micheál Martin.

Independent politicians can wield considerable influence in Dáil Éireann, as evidenced by the various scandals uncovered in recent years around cervical cancer, Garda malpractice, and NAMA - all revealed by Independent TDs.

Extending the HPV vaccine, to protect against cervical cancer, to teenage boys, is a "common-sense, evidence based measure", and must be "rolled out" as soon as possible.

As the Dáil heads off on its summer holidays there is much to contemplate after a busy and interesting first half to 2018, with the promise of more tumult to come in the autumn.