Sons of late ‘Father Ted’ actor launch blood pressure campaign

Enda Kenny joined forces with the sons of Father Ted star Dermot Morgan to promote blood pressure awareness.

Sons of late ‘Father Ted’ actor launch blood pressure campaign

The TV comedian died suddenly of heart-related causes at the age of 45 in 1998, and his children Ben, Rob and Don, helped Mr Kenny launch a campaign aimed at encouraging people to go for check-ups.

The Irish Heart Foundation’s blood pressure roadshow is to tour the country this autumn after it emerged that half the 945,000 adults at risk of heart attack or stroke due to high blood pressure do not know they are in danger.

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