Breastcheck lost 11 months of screening time due to the worst impact of Covid.
Just under 67,000 women were invited for a free mammogram in 2020, compared to over 233,000 in 2019.
170,713 women were sent invites for screening last year, according to the Irish Independent.`
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The service was paused between March and the end of October in 2020, and from January to March last year.
