A row over a move in a chess game is believed to have been a factor in the latest in a series of violent deaths across Ireland since the start of the new year.

The man who died in suspicious circumstances in Finglas yesterday morning has been named as 29-year-old Vincent Maher.

Adults were today warned to know their blood pressure number in order to avoid the risk of serious illness.

AT least one person could die each month unless a shortage of organs for patients awaiting heart transplants is addressed.

HIGH-LEVEL athletes should be screened for heart defects to prevent sudden adult death, according to the director of the Irish Heart Foundation (IHF).

IT’S official — most Irish teenagers are couch potatoes who don’t exercise enough. A Dublin City University survey of 940 students shows 65% of them admit it too.

The Irish Heart Foundation has expressed concern about declining levels of physical activity among young teenagers.

IT will come as no surprise to hear that the Government is going to axe the 100 people receive from the President on reaching the remarkable milestone of 100 years of age.

PEOPLE are dying because of government failure to pass legislation that would allow ambulance crews administer life-saving drugs.

HEART disease kills more people in Ireland than any other EU country, a damning analysis by the World Health Organisation (WHO) shows.