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

The Irish Heart Foundation is urging the Government to prioritise the health and wellbeing of young people by banning the marketing of unhealthy food online. Children’s health is at risk from the over-exposure of junk food marketing online by brands and influencers.

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Advocacy News   |   14th 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

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

Bringing women’s heart health education to Emergency Medicine practitioners

The Irish Association of Emergency Medicine and the…

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Advocacy News   |   9th Apr 2026

Atrial fibrillation increases death risk from stroke

The rate of overall death from stroke has been halved in the last 20 years

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Stroke News   |   22nd May 2018

Heart of the matter- is butter better?

Heart of the matter is butter better?

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Nutrition News   |   14th May 2018

Another meeting? Why not walk and talk?

New Healthy Meeting Guidelines offer practical suggestions on how to hold a healthy meeting in your workplace.

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Heart News   |   11th May 2018

13 people will die from cardiac arrest today – help us stop this

Look out for the thousands of volunteers today selling happy heart pins to help save lives

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CPR News   |   11th May 2018

Irish doctors make history in treatment of serious heart condition

Irish doctors carried out the first non-surgical Potts shunt in Ireland and the UK for the treatment of pulmonary hypertension

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Heart News   |   10th May 2018

Optimum napping time is 30 or 90 minutes

Post stroke fatigue affects up to 80 per cent of all stroke survivors

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Stroke News   |   9th May 2018

Dramatic reduction in smoking by Irish teens

Smoking among 15 and 16-year olds has dropped from 41 to 13 per cent

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Heart News   |   4th May 2018

These five habits could add 10 years to your life

A new study has found that just five habits may add years to your life

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Heart News   |   4th May 2018

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