The writer, who is the partner of comedian Ricky Gervais, announced earlier this month that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer.

Mother of three Aine McSweeney from Clonmel, Co Tipperary also claims that she had two mammograms which she says were allegedly incorrectly interpreted as benign.

The writer, 65, who is also the long-term partner of comedian Ricky Gervais, is known for penning Getting Rid Of Matthew and Faking Friends.

It comes after the 58-year-old had surgery last year to remove a benign brain tumour, known as a colloid cyst.

This year sees the sale of products designed for women post-surgery, including specialist bras and foam breast implants for bras

The HSE said that the women are registered despite the system ‘not showing your correct details’.

Last year the HSE screened 137,134 women for breast cancer, compared to a target of 195,000.

The initiative will see the investment by National Breast Cancer Research Institute to the University of Galway.

As her memoir Dancing In The Rain is published, Amy Dowden talks to Abi Jackson about what’s got her through some ‘very dark’ times.

The X-Men star revealed in an Instagram post last month that she had undergone four operations including a double mastectomy after being diagnosed.

Catherine Halligan (44) died of breast cancer in November 2018

The Welsh professional dancer was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer in May last year.

The singer and daytime TV regular tells Lisa Salmon why she’s ‘terrified’ about her new solo tour – but life is too short to put things off.

The 33-year-old hopes to win the BBC celebrity dance competition’s Glitterball trophy next year.

Ms Higgins urged women over 70 to be aware that the risk of breast cancer continues to increase with age

The report by the National Cancer Registry Ireland (NCRI) showed a drop in cancer incidence of 7 per cent in males and 1 per cent in females