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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

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

Coming up in the Irish Heart Foundation

Some events coming up in the next few months

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Heart News   |   10th Apr 2026

Stroke patients delayed seeking help for more than 3 hours

The 2018 National Stroke Register highlights urgent need for the reintroduction of the FAST stroke public awareness campaign

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Stroke News   |   7th Oct 2019

Green Health Symposium 2019

Symposium on the challenges to health posed by climate change to take place in Dublin next month

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Policy News   |   4th Oct 2019

Inherited high cholesterol - what you need to know

Inerherited high cholesterol also known as familial hypercholesterolaemia is a genetic condition that causes very high levels of cholesterol in your blood

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Heart News   |   2nd Oct 2019

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

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