The Clare Association, Dublin is delighted to announce that Laura Brennan has been selected as Clareperson of the Year 2019. This award to Laura is for her courage and fortitude in the face of a terminal cancer diagnosis in publicly advocating in favour of the HPV vaccine so as to reduce the risk of other women developing cervical cancer.
Sadly Laura Brennan died in March, 2020. The HSE paid tribute to her with Anne O’Connor, Interim HSE Director General, saying, “We know that Laura has made a difference, and will have saved lives through her great effort and her tremendous generosity of spirit.”
Offering his condolences to her family, President Michael D. Higgins said “Laura impressed so very many with her campaigning and her work as a patient advocate has had a real and positive effect on countless young women across the country.”
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a h-anam dílís.