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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

Staying Active and Eating Healthy Over the Easter Weekend

Easter weekend brings a welcome pause in the year, a…

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

The Irish Heart Foundation is urging the Government to…

Coming up in the Irish Heart Foundation

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Heroic Garda saves a life with CPR

Hero Garda Niamh Connaughton saved a life with CPR

CPR News | 10th Dec 2019

Teens say e-cig brands targeting them with sweet flavours

Minister for Health Simon Harris launches Irish Heart Foundation and Irish Cancer Society e-cigarette flavours and packaging research

Policy News | 9th Dec 2019

Volunteers are at the heart of everything we do

Celebrating our wonderful volunteers on international volunteer day 2019

Policy News | 5th Dec 2019

Heart of the Matter - Protein bars

Heart of the Matter - Protein Bars

Nutrition News | 29th Nov 2019

Junk food marketing complaints just tip of the iceberg

Of 26 complaints published in the latest ASAI bulletin almost a quarter represent junk food marketing

Policy News | 26th Nov 2019

Free conference for heart patients takes place next week

The Irish Heart Foundation's National Heart Conference takes place in Dublin next week

Heart News | 25th Nov 2019

Girls in Ireland less active than boys

A new global study has found that adolescents worldwide are not meeting the recommended levels of physical activity

Policy News | 22nd Nov 2019

Smoking rates down but more needed to tackle obesity

The 2019 Healthy Ireland Survey finds less smokers but 60 per cent of people are obese or overweight

Policy News | 20th Nov 2019