The ad ran ahead of Ireland's Six Nations with England in February and referenced the British occupation of Ireland.

Complaints against a Six Nations Paddy Power ad referencing England's 800 years of oppression have been upheld by the advertising watchdog.

Measures to cut childhood obesity by 50%, including a blanket ban on junk food marketing to children and a levy on sweets, are widely supported by the public, a new survey suggests.

The measures include a ban on outdoor alcohol ads, such as on public transport and around schools and playgrounds.

The number of women dying as a result of stroke has fallen dramatically in the last decade, but is still higher than the number of male stroke deaths.

The Tax Institute of Ireland has welcomed support offered to Irish businesses and agrees with the Finance Minister's decision to direct resources to sectors most vulnerable to risk of no-deal Brexit.

An Bord Pleanála rejected an appeal from the charity against the drive-thru outlet proposed for Skerries.

Two HSE public health doctors have written to An Bord Pleanála calling on it to refuse planning permission for a drive-thru fast food restaurant in Skerries in north Dublin

Heart-rate monitors are commonly worn by athletes but how accurate are the readings, asks Peta Bee.

Dublin's Deputy Lord Mayor, Mary Fitzpatrick presided over the official opening of a phone box in Stoneybatter today.

Marese Damery, Health Check manager/Health Promotion, Irish Heart Foundation.

Fundraising for good causes has come a long way since the days of the charity walk. It is now a more adventurous undertaking, as round-Ireland swimmer Alan Corcoran and global cyclists Paddy Flynn and Daithí Harrison are proving.

Working in the sun can be deadly - more than one person employed outdoors dies every week from skin cancer.

It's been a challenging few months for actor Johnny Ward. Last March, while wowing the nation with his gravity-defying dance moves in RTÉ’s Dancing With The Stars, his beloved dad died.

We started giving my daughter, Joan, a weekly allowance on her sixth birthday, two years ago,

The HSE is warning of the threat smoking poses to children on World No Tobacco Day today.

Access to emergency medicine should be free for everyone, according to the Irish Association for Emergency Medicine (IAEM).

As rates of childhood obesity soar, one Cork school is reviving the once-common schoolyard activity of skipping to boost child fitness and co-ordination skills, writes Ellie O’Byrne.

Farmers must consider retiring earlier to extend the sector’s life expectancy, said Dr Sharon McGuinness, CEO, Health Service Authority.

Dr Angie Brown, Irish Heart Foundation (IHF) medical director and consultant cardiologist at the Bon Secours Hospital, Beacon Hospital and Hermitage Clinic.

The Irish Heart Foundation (IHF) has lodged an appeal with An Bord Pleanála against plans to develop a large, fast-food, drive-thru restaurant close to a primary school in north Dublin.

There is a deep irony in the fact that, as we become ever more fascinated by food, by cookery, and as we reach deeper understandings of the impact diet has on life-long health, basic cookery skills are not as universal as they once were.