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Family and friends to gather for Emma Mhic Mhathúna's funeral Mass

Family and friends to gather for Emma Mhic Mhathúna's funeral Mass

The family and friends of CervicalCheck campaigner Emma Mhic Mhathúna will gather in Co Kerry later to pay their final respects.

The 37-year-old died on Sunday from cervical cancer.

Emma was one of 221 women with cervical cancer who were given incorrect smear results.

She was diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2016 after two smear tests she had received failed to pick up signs of the disease

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Earlier this year, she received a terminal diagnosis and, in June, she took the HSE and US laboratory Quest diagnostics to court and was awarded €7.5m in damages.

In the days since her death, tributes have poured in. She's been described as a wonderful mother and a tireless campaigner who fought for social justice during times of great personal challenge.

Her funeral Mass will take place at Carraig Church in Ballydavid, West Kerry, at 11am followed by removal to St Mary's Pro-Cathedral in Dublin tomorrow afternoon.

She will be buried alongside her mother Annette at Laraghbryan Cemetery in Maynooth, Co Kildare.

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