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Kilkenny’s Vicky not well enough to take part in Climb with Charlie Bird

By Kilkenny Now 9th March 2022 0

Hero Kilkenny’s cancer campaigner Vicky Phelan will not be able to take part in the journey to Croagh Patrick for the charity Climb with Charlie Bird next month. The Mooncoin mother-of-two took to social media to say she’s endured a difficult few weeks with radiotherapy and has been very unwell as a result. Earlier this […]

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Kilkenny campaigner Vicky Phelan delighted to be coming home after enduring torrid time

By Kilkenny Now 26th June 2021 0

Kilkenny’s hero cancer campaigner Vicky Phelan is coming home in two weeks for a break from her ongoing trial treatment at a clinic in the USA. And it could not come at a better time for the Mooncoin mother-of-two, who has endured an extremely tough couple of weeks in the States suffering from the side […]

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Hero Kilkenny campaigner gets month-long break from US treatment to visit kids

By Kilkenny Now 23rd April 2021 0

Hero cancer campaigner Vicky Phelan has confirmed she will be coming home to see her children, family and friends later this summer. The Mooncoin mother-of-two, who is currenty in the US undergoing a trial cancer treatment, broke the news to her Instagram followers, after she admitted thinking about her children was making her “very upset”. […]

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‘It was hard enough saying goodbye’ – hero Kilkenny campaigner admits she lied about about length of cancer treatment in US

By Kilkenny Now 13th April 2021 0

Kilkenny hero cancer campaigner, Vicky Phelan admitted that she lied to family and friends about how long she would away while undergoing treatment as “it was hard enough saying goodbye. The Mooncoin mother of two, who is in the USA currently undergoing a trial cancer treatment, told Ciara Doherty on Virgin Media’s Tonight Show last […]

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‘Delighted and relieved’ – hero Kilkenny campaigner gets jab while undergoing clinical trial in US

By Kilkenny Now 9th April 2021 0

Hero cancer campaigner Vicky Phelan has expressed her delight after receiving her Covid-19 vaccine while undergoing experimental treatment in the US. The Mooncoin mother-of-two shared this picture on her Instagram account of her receiving the one-shot Johnson & Johnson jab. It means there is now no fear of Vicky being taken off the clinical trial, […]

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Hero Kilkenny campaigner Vicky Phelan’s Instagram held to ransom by hackers while in US hospital

By Kilkenny Now 11th February 2021 0

Kilkenny’s cancer campaigner Vicky Phelan has had her Instagram account hacked and held to ransom while undergoing treatment in the US. The Mooncoin mother-of-two, who is currrently in Maryland undergoing experimental treatment, was forced to set up a new Instagram handle after a hacker got into her account and demanded $3,500 dollars from her to […]

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Local businessman pays big for stunning portrait of Kilkenny hero cancer campaigner

By Kilkenny Now 5th February 2021 0

A stunning portrait of Vicky Phelan was sold in auction for €58,000 yesterday by a local businessman and friend of the Kilkenny cervical cancer campaigner. The portrait of the Mooncoin mother-of-two, who is currently undergoing experimental cancer treatment at the National Institute of Health near Washington, DC, could be used to to raise awareness and […]

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Campaign for Kilkenny cancer hero to present President Biden with Shamrock on St Patrick’s Day gathers pace

By Kilkenny Now 3rd February 2021 0

A number of online campaigns are gathering pace calling for Kilkenny’s cancer campaignerVicky Phelan to the White House for St Patrick’s Day to hand over the bowl of shamrock instead of Taoiseach Michéal Martin. The push to have the Mooncoin mother-of-two represent Ireland in the White House next month comes as she is currently in […]

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WATCH: ‘So very grateful’ – Kilkenny hero cancer campaigner begins treatment in US as new Vice PresientKamala gets Covid jab next door

By Kilkenny Now 27th January 2021 0

Hero cancer campaigner Vicky Phelan has shared her excitement after receiving the first dose of experimental treatment at a US clinic. The Cervical check campaigner and mother of two from Mooncoin also tweeted her joy to find out recently inaugurated US Vice President Kamala Harris was in the same facility as Vicky to receive the […]

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‘I am more than willing to testify’ – Kilkenny campaigner Vicky to address Dáil hearings on assisted dying

By Kilkenny Now 16th November 2020 0

Kilkenny cervical cancer campaigner Vicky Phelan has said she wants to testify to Dáil hearings on assisted dying as soon as possible. The Mooncoin mother-of-two and former Kilkenny Person of the Year, who is terminally ill, has been asked to take part in the first witness sessions on People Before Profit TD Gino Kenny’s Dying […]