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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…

Irish Heart Foundation Patient Champions were invited to…

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

The Irish Heart Foundation is urging the Government to…

Dáil to ban junk food companies targeting kids

The Irish Heart Foundation welcome amendment to stop junk food advertisers targeting kids online

Policy News | 13th May 2018

May Measurement Month 2018

Every year 10 million people die because of high blood pressure, May Measurement Month wants to change this.

Stroke News | 16th May 2018

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