IT’S not that long ago since the rare passive house _ a “green’’ building making maximum use of energy efficiencies _ would grab headlines in Ireland and be highlighted in a freaky kind of style as the way of the future.

The Public Health Alliances, north and south, have called on the Irish and British governments to lead the way in addressing Ireland’s health inequalities.

WEALTH means health with rich people outliving poorer people simply because they can afford to, a report shows.