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Bringing women’s heart health education to Emergency Medicine practitioners

The Irish Association of Emergency Medicine and the Irish Heart Foundation, Ireland’s national heart and stroke charity, have joined forces to highlight one of the leading causes of heart attack in women under fifty years of age, SCAD (Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection).

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Advocacy News   |   9th 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

Minister for Health signs the Stroke Action Plan for Europe

Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has signed…

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Stroke News   |   23rd Mar 2026

60 years in the making…

This year marks a significant milestone for the Irish…

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Heart News   |   3rd Mar 2026

Historic buildings go red for World Heart Day

A number of historic buildings around the country lit up red to mark World Heart Day

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Heart News   |   1st Oct 2020

COVID-19 - Children with heart conditions and back to school

Consultant paediatric cardiologist Dr Terence Prendiville on children with congenital/inherited cardiac conditions and back to school in the COVID-19 era

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Coronavirus News   |   21st Sep 2020

Thrombectomy service goes from strength to strength

The 2019 National Thrombectomy Report shows an increase in the number of thrombectomies carried out in Dublin and Cork

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Stroke News   |   18th Sep 2020

Thousands sign up to the Escape Your Chair challenge

It's not too late to sign up to the Escape Your Chair challenge

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Heart News   |   16th Sep 2020

People with heart disease can exercise safely

New guidelines on physical activity for people with heart disease

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Heart News   |   7th Sep 2020

Tips for a heart healthy return to school

Our expert dietitian shares her top tips for a heart-healthy return to school

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Nutrition News   |   1st Sep 2020

Escape your chair this September

Escape your chair this September with the Irish Heart Foundation

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Heart News   |   31st Aug 2020

Smoking ban helped reduce smoking in teens

New research shows smoking restrictions reduced teen smoking

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Policy News   |   28th Aug 2020

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