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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

World Stroke Day: Stroke Talks 2023

World Stroke Day: Stroke Talks 2023 - information and support for stroke survivors and their families.

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Stroke News   |   12th Oct 2022

Budget 2024: New e-cigarette tax and 75c price increase on cigarettes

Additional deterrents to discourage young people from starting to smoke welcomed

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Policy News   |   10th Oct 2023

Britain proposes that children now aged 14 or younger will never legally buy cigarettes there

Children must be protected from what is the biggest cause of preventable death

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Policy News   |   4th Oct 2023

Irish Heart Foundation calls for increased tobacco tax in Budget

Five priorities to fight cardiovascular disease required in the Budget 2024

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Policy News   |   2nd Oct 2023

Celebrating Irish Culture

Visit our Rathmines office for a free heart health check and a look back through our work.

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Heart News   |   20th Sep 2023

Fewer than half of heart attack patients call the ambulance within one hour of symptoms

82% of heart attack patients had at least one known cardiovascular risk factor

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Heart News   |   6th Sep 2023

Maura Derrane has urged women to protect their heart health this Heart Month

The RTÉ TV Star confronts stark statistics which show a quarter of females in Ireland die from heart disease and stroke.

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Heart News   |   5th Sep 2023

Diarmuid Barron becomes Irish Heart Foundation Ambassador

Diarmuid Barron experiences the Irish Heart Foundation's CPR 4 Schools Programme

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CPR News   |   17th Aug 2023

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