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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. 

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Advocacy News   |   16th 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

Irish Heart Foundation Patient Champions invited to present their views at the…

Irish Heart Foundation Patient Champions were invited to…

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Advocacy News   |   1st May 2026

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

The Irish Heart Foundation is urging the Government to…

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Advocacy News   |   14th Apr 2026

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

People all over Ireland host and share #actFAST events in their community

Communities come together to share the F.A.S.T. signs of stroke

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Stroke News   |   11th Aug 2023

New research reveals support for a ban on the sale of disposable electronic cigarettes

64% of respondents aged 15 and over support the banning of disposable e-cigarettes, also known as vapes.

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Policy News   |   27th Jul 2023

World Brain Day 2023: Leave No One Behind

The theme for World Brain Day 2023 is Brain Health and Disability.

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Stroke News   |   21st Jul 2023

Farm Safety Week: Look after your Heart for Long Term Health

Farmers urged to care for their long term heart health.

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Heart News   |   20th Jul 2023

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