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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

Staying Active and Eating Healthy Over the Easter Weekend

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

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

The Irish Heart Foundation is urging the Government to…

Coming up in the Irish Heart Foundation

Some events coming up in the next few months

TDs urged to ban junk food companies targeting kids

TDs asked to accept two amendments to the Data Protection Bill

Obesity News | 15th May 2018

Atrial fibrillation increases death risk from stroke

The rate of overall death from stroke has been halved in the last 20 years

Stroke News | 22nd May 2018

Heart of the matter- is butter better?

Heart of the matter is butter better?

Nutrition News | 14th May 2018

Another meeting? Why not walk and talk?

New Healthy Meeting Guidelines offer practical suggestions on how to hold a healthy meeting in your workplace.

Heart News | 11th May 2018

13 people will die from cardiac arrest today – help us stop this

Look out for the thousands of volunteers today selling happy heart pins to help save lives

CPR News | 11th May 2018

Irish doctors make history in treatment of serious heart condition

Irish doctors carried out the first non-surgical Potts shunt in Ireland and the UK for the treatment of pulmonary hypertension

Heart News | 10th May 2018

Optimum napping time is 30 or 90 minutes

Post stroke fatigue affects up to 80 per cent of all stroke survivors

Stroke News | 9th May 2018

Dramatic reduction in smoking by Irish teens

Smoking among 15 and 16-year olds has dropped from 41 to 13 per cent

Heart News | 4th May 2018