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Irish Heart Foundation Calls for Ban on Digital Junk Food Marketing

At a meeting of the Oireachtas Heart and Stroke Group in Leinster House, the Irish Heart Foundation called for legislative action to protect children from digital junk food marketing.

Advocacy News | 16th Apr 2026

Thank You to all of our Volunteers

Thank you to all of our volunteers, like Catherine.

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Volunteer News | 20th May 2026

Irish Heart Foundation Patient Champions invited to present their views at the…

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Calling for a full ban of online junk food marketing to protect kids’ health

The Irish Heart Foundation is urging the Government to…

Irish Heart Foundation calls for increased tobacco tax in Budget

Five priorities to fight cardiovascular disease required in the Budget 2024

Policy News | 2nd Oct 2023

Celebrating Irish Culture

Visit our Rathmines office for a free heart health check and a look back through our work.

Heart News | 20th Sep 2023

Fewer than half of heart attack patients call the ambulance within one hour of symptoms

82% of heart attack patients had at least one known cardiovascular risk factor

Heart News | 6th Sep 2023

Maura Derrane has urged women to protect their heart health this Heart Month

The RTÉ TV Star confronts stark statistics which show a quarter of females in Ireland die from heart disease and stroke.

Heart News | 5th Sep 2023

Diarmuid Barron becomes Irish Heart Foundation Ambassador

Diarmuid Barron experiences the Irish Heart Foundation's CPR 4 Schools Programme

CPR News | 17th Aug 2023

People all over Ireland host and share #actFAST events in their community

Communities come together to share the F.A.S.T. signs of stroke

Stroke News | 11th Aug 2023

New research reveals support for a ban on the sale of disposable electronic cigarettes

64% of respondents aged 15 and over support the banning of disposable e-cigarettes, also known as vapes.

Policy News | 27th Jul 2023

World Brain Day 2023: Leave No One Behind

The theme for World Brain Day 2023 is Brain Health and Disability.

Stroke News | 21st Jul 2023