Unpublished HSE report links Dublin air quality to asthma-related illnesses and heart trouble

The research was presented at an EPA conference last month but has yet to be made public.

A report from the HSE has linked poor air quality in Dublin to an increase in admissions to hospital for asthma-related illnesses and heart trouble.

The report shows a 70% increase in asthma-related illnesses, with a 50% increase in the number of heart disease sufferers who are taken to hospital with heart failure.