The Public Health (Alcohol) Bill is a crucial response to one of our most significant public health problems. Alcohol misuse claims three lives every day in Ireland and we all know someone who has been affected in a harmful way by alcohol use — it is all too common.

Irish farmers are seven times more likely to die of heart disease or stroke than those in other occupations.

More than one in five children are overweight or obese but there are some encouraging signs of stabilisation, according to data published by the HSE.

THE family of a seriously ill child has contacted Ombudsman for Children Emily Logan over the repeated failures by the HSE and ministers to ensure he receives the care he needs.

THE family of a seriously ill child has contacted Ombudsman for Children Emily Logan over the repeated failures by the HSE and ministers to ensure he receives the care he needs.