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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

High BP in pregnancy increases future risk of heart disease

New study highlights links between high blood pressure in pregnancy and heart disease in later life

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Heart News   |   1st Oct 2019

Be a Heart Hero this World Heart Day

World Heart Day 2019 takes place on Sunday 29th of September

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Heart News   |   25th Sep 2019

When stroke strikes unexpectedly

Remembering Sinead Breen who tragically died of a stroke aged just 43

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Heart News   |   24th Sep 2019

Is napping good for your heart ?

A new study has suggested that napping once or twice a week may reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke

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Heart News   |   19th Sep 2019

Irish school kids need to eat more fruit and veg

The latest findings from the National Children’s Food Survey

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Nutrition News   |   18th Sep 2019

The wonders of walking for your heart

We speak with Prof Shane O Mara neuroscientist TCD on the wonders of walking

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Heart News   |   16th Sep 2019

Get your heart checked at the Ploughing

The Irish Heart Foundation offering free heart health checks at the 2019 National Ploughing Championships

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Heart News   |   13th Sep 2019

Office workers unaware of the dangers of sitting

New research from the University of Derby in the UK, shows office workers are unaware of the dangers of sitting for too long

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Heart News   |   9th Sep 2019

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