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Addthis The family of Dingle native Joan Lucey, who tragically was a victim of Ireland's CervicalCheck scandal, has launched the Leac a' Ré Colouring Book charity project to benefit Kerry Hospice Centre.  Joan Lucey was a retired nurse known for her soft voice and ability to talk to anyone with warmth and ease. She grew up in Dingle town in County Kerry and went on to pursue her studies in healthcare in County Cork. Later on, she and her husband moved to Africa before they eventually returned to Kerry. 4 Joan (middle) with her sister Eileen (left) and brother Seán (right)

Late Offaly resident never forgot her Kerry roots Reporter: Eileen was born in Graigue, Kenmare, Co. Kerry not far from the scenic Black Valley. The youngest daughter of Daniel and Katie Casey, she had five brothers and four sisters: Seán, Mike, Christy, Ted, Dinny, Sheila, Mary, Kathleen and Margaret. She often reminisced about her childhood there and the simple life her family led; the killing of pigs for sausages and black pudding as well her churning the butter. They were happy times with no luxuries but her early experiences stood her well and from it she developed a steely determinati...