West Cork town becomes a fluoride-free first for Ireland

A West Cork town has been designated Ireland’s first fluoride-free town, fuelling talk that the initiative could spread nationwide.

The designation was conferred on Bantry over the weekend after six businesses installed filtration systems they say will give their customers the choice to consume food and drinks prepared with fluoride-free water.

Owen Boyden, the co-ordinator of the West Cork Fluoride Free Campaign, which is spearheading the Fluoride Free Towns movement, insisted the installation of the filtration systems is completely legal.