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Removal of VAT on defibrillators urged to end a 'tax on saving lives'

The VAT on defibrillators is a “tax on saving lives” and must be scrapped in the upcoming budget, the Irish Heart Foundation has said in its pre-Budget submission. The charity claims the average cost of an automated external defibrillator (AED) - €1,...

23 Aug 2022 at 15:25

Local News

Removal of VAT on defibrillators urged to end a 'tax on saving lives'

23 Aug 2022 at 17:28

Arts & Entertainment

National charity emphasises the link between stress and heart conditions ahead of World Heart Day

Turn2Me, a national mental health charity, has spoken about the link between stress and heart conditions ahead of World Heart Day, this Thursday, September 29. The charity said that chronic stress can lead to a stroke or heart attack, and that ...

27 Sept 2022 at 13:05

National News

Families of children waiting for heart transplant appeal for donors

The families of five children waiting for a heart transplant have joined together to ask people to consider becoming organ donors. Since the pandemic the number of available organs has dropped, leading to extremely poorly children waiting ...

21 Jul 2022 at 16:19

National News

SHOCKING: study reveals risk of heart attack for smokers

Female smokers are more likely to have a heart attack almost 16 years earlier than their non-smoking counterparts, new research has found. For male smokers, the findings were almost as bad with men more likely to have a heart attack ...

20 Apr 2022 at 14:54

National News

VAT on defibrillators labelled a 'tax on saving lives' by Irish Heart Foundation

The Irish Heart Foundation has called for action to remove VAT on defibrillators which it says is a “a tax on saving lives”. It urges the removal of the VAT as soon as is allowable under EU law. Changes in EU legislation will ...

10 Feb 2022 at 12:41

Local News

LISTEN: Longford singer in poignant musical tribute to Ashling Murphy

Aughnacliffe's Claire Sheridan released her own version of 'A Woman's Heart' by Eleanor McEvoy via online social media platform Youtube just as the country yesterday stood in unison behind the Murphy family as they bode ...

19 Jan 2022 at 15:01

Longford Live

Longford singer in poignant musical tribute to Ashling Murphy

19 Jan 2022 at 15:35

National News

Study finds public patients are waiting for over a year for vital heart testing

Public patients could have to fpr over a year for vital heart screening to detect heart disease or even heart failure, it has emerged. Research published on Wednesday by heart and stroke charity, Croí, has ...

14 Sept 2022 at 16:39

Arts & Entertainment

New Study: Over-85s ‘should walk 10 minutes a day to prolong life’

Octogenarians should try and go for a 10 minute walk each day to lengthen life, according to a new study. Researchers found that over-85s live longer if they walk for at least one hour a week. New ...

24 Aug 2022 at 17:20

Arts & Entertainment

EXPLAINED: How stress could be giving you high blood pressure

Life can seem pretty stressful right now. From the cost of living crisis to worrying about winter, work and everything in-between, it seems there is plenty to feel frantic about. And when stress ...

05 Sept 2022 at 17:06

Local News

Irish Heart Foundation hits out at targeting of teens by junk food advertising

Online channels with saturation levels of junk food marketing are the biggest influencers of Irish teenagers’ food choices, a new study shows. As the Irish Heart Foundation launched a ...

17 Nov 2022 at 14:10

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