A short by Junyi Xiao in which a lonely man sits alone at his computer, making short work of his only visitor.
But all is not as it seems.
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists logo; CervicalCheck logo
After Vicky Phelan’s High Court case, the Government launched a clinical review of the smears of all women who were diagnosed with cervical cancer since Ireland’s screening programme was set up in 2008.
The Government commissioned the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) in the UK to carry out this review.
Further to this, in this morning’s Irish Times.
Paul Cullen reports:
Large numbers of previously missed abnormalities have been uncovered in the biggest review of smear tests undertaken since cervical cancer screening began in Ireland.
The review led by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in the UK has found hundreds of “discordant” results after re-examining the slides of over 1,000 women who had been tested for the disease under CervicalCheck, were given the all-clear and later developed cancer, according to an informed source.
Discordant means the re-examination of the smear test by Royal College reviewers has produced a result that is different from the original finding by CervicalCheck.
The extent of the individual divergences from the initial results is not yet known, but the review has found some cancers could have been prevented, it is understood.
CervicalCheck review nears completion but controversy set to continue (Paul Cullen, The Irish Times)
UPDATE:
The CervicalCheck Patient Support Group 221+ has tweeted:
The agreggate report of the RCOG Review is due to be published once all of the women who particpated have been informed of their results. If you participated in the review and are in need of support please feel free to get in touch with us – info@221plus.ie.
Swing By?
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The Convention Centre, Dublin
Today.
At the Convention Centre in Dublin.
Insurance Ireland will be holding its seventh Annual Fraud Conference. To wit:
“Insurance Ireland will again convene an array of leading speakers from across the industry and beyond.
The theme of this year’s Insurance Ireland Fraud Conference is ‘The Cost of Fraud to Society’.
The programme will outline some of the various knock-on effects of fraud on our society, from the monetary impact on small businesses and the self-insuring business model, to the societal and resource impact of the current ‘claims culture’, and the priorities the industry must address in collaboration with various stakeholders.”
Meanwhile, RTÉ reports:
Chief Justice Frank Clarke is one of several speakers who will address the Insurance Ireland event at the Convention Centre.
Increasing compensation payouts and claims of ongoing fraud are huge issues and the insurance industry is seeking to address them at the conference.
It has been claimed that some payouts are more than four times higher in Ireland compared to those in the UK and a long-promised Judicial Council is meant to look at the issue.
Insurance Ireland Fraud Conference 2019
Insurance Ireland conference to address fraud, compensation payouts (RTÉ)
Fountains of Wayne – Valley Winter Song
Have you the blues/The Fear/The Mondays/unspecified dread?
As temperatures plunge and the daylight shrinks, so does our collective mood.
And to make matters worse, the working week looms large as we trudge to our proverbial cubicle.
To soften the blow, let me introduce a new weekly series where I choose a song that may ease your Monday and invite readers to chime in with YOUR own suggestions through the night.
To start, above is a wonderful song by American power-pop quartet Fountains Of Wayne that acts a musical comfort blanket against the winter chill.
Nick says: Enjoy.
Illustration: Worldhaspostrock
On Crimecall.
Fergus McCormack writes:
Presenter Sharon Ni Bheolain meets the family of Gerry Taylor to hear about their on-going heartache at his disappearance almost six months ago and how they haven’t given up hope of finding him.
Gerry has not been seen since the 25th May this year. As part of the investigation into his disappearance,
Gardaí recovered CCTV from that day which shows Gerry walking from the Milltown Luas stop, along Dundrum Road and the Dundrum bypass. He is last picked up on camera passing Taylors Three Rock Hotel as he walks up Kellystown Road towards Ticknock in the Dublin mountains.
Crimecall on RTÉ One at 9.35pm.
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A typographic short by Gareth Smith and Jenny Lee featuring signage lettering coming unstuck in various haphazard ways.