Rabbitte cool on plea to censor eating disorder websites

Demands for the Government to clamp down on notorious websites that promote eating disorders have been rejected by ministers.

A call by Labour TD Arthur Spring for Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte to “censor” such sites, which are aimed at vulnerable people under the age of 18, met with a curt response.

Mr Spring raised the issue after constituents alerted him to the sites which promote bulimia and anorexia as positive lifestyle choices for young people, especially girls.