What is folic acid and why does the Government want to put it in our flour?
The main benefit of folic acid is that it reduces the incidence of neural tube defects in unborn children
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
Flour could be fortified with folic acid to reduce birth defects in Ireland
Ireland has a higher-than-average rate of occurrence of neural tube defects compared with the rest of Europe
Government unlikely to pursue drug decriminalisation proposals
Senior Fianna Fáil sources confirm there is no intention to push forward with Oireachtas committee recommendations
Communities risk being sidelined in Government’s new drug strategy, warn groups
Local taskforces say proposed approach will ‘unravel decades of life-saving work’ as decision-making is centralised into HSE
Commercial sunbeds should be banned in Ireland, Government working group recommends
Skin type of Irish population is ‘particularly vulnerable to burns and are at greatest risk of skin cancer from UV radiation’, working group says
Ireland must avoid using same definition as UK in legislation to ban single-use vapes, says TD
Social Democrats TD warns against using UK definition as industry has exploited loophole in British law
Tackle nitrous oxide use among children and young people, report recommends
Legally available drug can cause neurological damage and frostbite burns
Sunbed use: Public consultation on potential ban in Ireland opens for submissions
Skin cancer is most common form of cancer in Ireland, with more than 11,000 cases diagnosed annually
Ban on commercial sunbeds to reduce skin cancer to be explored by Government working group
Report finds sunbeds still being used by children and teenagers, despite regulations restricting use
‘I didn’t know what to do, where to go’: Families affected by addiction seek more support and a say in drugs policy
Inaugural conference of Families in Addiction Recovery Ireland takes place at Croke Park on Monday
‘It’s 2025 not 1955’: Just six women appointed Ministers of State while FF’s Robert Troy handed ministerial return
Jerry Buttimer appointed Minister of State with Robert Troy also making a ministerial comeback
Carlow-Kilkenny constituency candidates list: Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil face scrap to determine who comes out on top
Election 2024: Kathleen Funchion's election as MEP in June a big loss to Sinn Féin
Dublin’s Catholic archdiocese challenges TDs who criticised slow pace of change in Catholic control of schools
Labour’s Aodhán Ó Ríordáin told the Dáil ‘these processes are being set up to fail, not by the Minister, but by those with a vested interested in preserving the status quo’
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