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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 prioritise the health and wellbeing of young people by banning the marketing of unhealthy food online. Children’s health is at risk from the over-exposure of junk food marketing online by brands and influencers.

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Advocacy News   |   14th Apr 2026

Staying Active and Eating Healthy Over the Easter Weekend

Easter weekend brings a welcome pause in the year, a…

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Nutrition News   |   2nd Apr 2026

Coming up in the Irish Heart Foundation

Some events coming up in the next few months

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Heart News   |   10th Apr 2026

Bringing women’s heart health education to Emergency Medicine practitioners

The Irish Association of Emergency Medicine and the…

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Advocacy News   |   9th Apr 2026

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.

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Heart News   |   5th Sep 2023

Diarmuid Barron becomes Irish Heart Foundation Ambassador

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

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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

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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.

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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.

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Stroke News   |   21st Jul 2023

Farm Safety Week: Look after your Heart for Long Term Health

Farmers urged to care for their long term heart health.

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Heart News   |   20th Jul 2023

Janis Morrissey elected to the Board of Directors of The Wheel

Janis Morrissey has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Wheel.

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Heart News   |   19th Jul 2023

Nothing is more likely to suddenly change your life completely or end it, as a stroke

Two million brain cells die every minute after a stroke so the quicker you get medical help, the more of the person you save.

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Stroke News   |   3rd Jul 2023

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