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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

Meet Manny Quinn - the new face (and voice) of CPR

The Irish Heart Foundation has launched an innovative online campaign to teach the public how to save a life with CPR.

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CPR News   |   16th Oct 2020

Children in disadvantaged schools at higher risk of obesity

The latest results from the Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI)

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Obesity News   |   15th Oct 2020

Young people who use e-cigs more likely to smoke tobacco

A new review on e-cigarettes shows young people who use them more likely to smoke tobacco

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Policy News   |   14th Oct 2020

Cigarette price hike welcome but more is needed-Budget 2021

Irish Heart Foundation welcomes price increase on cigarettes but lack of new tax on e-cigs is disappointing

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Policy News   |   13th Oct 2020

Irish Heart Foundation seeks GP practices for CVD project

The Irish Heart Foundation is seeking to work with GPs for innovative cardiovascular disease project

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Heart News   |   9th Oct 2020

Budget 2021 – call for a new tax on e-cigarettes

The Irish Heart Foundation has called for a new tax on e-cigarettes in Budget 2021

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Policy News   |   6th Oct 2020

Giving small children healthy eating habits for life

New healthy eating guidelines for 1-4-year-olds launched

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Nutrition News   |   5th Oct 2020

Air pollution caused 1,300 deaths in 2019

The Irish Heart Foundation has called on the Government to immediately ban smoky coal in Ireland

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Policy News   |   25th Sep 2020

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