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32 Councils now united against water fluoridation
With Kildare voting against fluoridation of the county’s public water at its April meeting , a total of 32 councils now oppose the policy. Kildare joins Donegal , Leitrim, Longford and Sligo as well as Dublin Corporation all of whom agree with the 26 councils in Northern Ireland already opposed to the outdated and controversial […]
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Sister Rachel acts to rid Dublin pints of fluoride
GUINNESS gives you a good pint and fluoride, much to the annoyance of a Dublin nun spearheading an anti-fluoride campaign. Guinness Ireland has disclosed that Dublin stout can have as much as six times the fluoride level of stout brewed in London. The reason: the Park Royal Brewery in London uses unfluoridated water in a […]
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Guinness gives you fluoride!
Guinness Ireland recently admitted that Guinness brewed in St. James Gate, Dublin, has high levels of fluoride. In a recent response, to a request for information, they clearly stated that, “Dublin stout has 6 times the fluoride level of London stout.” Moreover, the Guinness website (www.guinness.com) declares that, “the water used in the brewing process […]
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Fluoride Free Water rejects Fluoride Forum invitation
The Department of Health’s Forum on Fluoridation recently invited Dr. Don Mac Auley (Dental Surgeon) to present his views on the issue at a meeting on Thursday 8th February. Dr. Mac Auley, Chairman of Fluoride Free Water, declined the invitation for the following reasons: 1. The Forum is a government selected, non-independent review of water […]
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Fine Gael election promise to ban fluoride in drinking water
FINE GAEL has pledged to end the controversial compulsory practice of adding fluoride to all drinking water because of “serious health concerns”. And, if elected, the party will also order every health board to investigate existing levels of fluoride in groundwater supplies. “Fine Gael believes that there are sufficient grounds to point to serious health […]
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Minister Martin’s “Fluoride Fiasco”
Minister Micheal Martin announced the establishment of a “Forum on Fluoridation” on May 29, 2000. The forum was set up “to review the fluoridation of public piped water supplies” and to investigate the growing public concerns of health damage from fluoride. However, the forum has become a “fluoride fiasco”. This “fluoride fiasco” claimed to have […]
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Minister Accused of Lying Over Tap Water Chemicals
Health Minister Micheal Martin has been accused of “truth decay” about our tap water. The claim comes from campaigners who want to stop fluoride being added to supplies. Fluoride is put in drinking water to help prevent tooth decay, but Fluoride Free Water claims there are several health risks associated with the chemicals used. A […]
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Doctors join anti-fluoride campaign
LOCAL citizen’s groups, Sligo Action Against Fluoride (S.A.A.F.) have said that opposition to fluoridation is mounting and revealed that some medical doctors have now joined the anti-fluoride campaign and stated their total opposition to compulsory fluoridation. Dr. Liz Cullen, Co-Chairperson, Irish Doctor’s Environmental Association (IDEA) together with other members has said: “The practice of adding […]
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Fluoridated water a major health risk, says doctor
IRELAND’S water supply contains poisonous substances and poses a major health threat, according to a national health watchdog. Dr Elizabeth Cullen, of the Irish Doctors Environmental Association (IDEA), has demanded that the practice of adding fluoride to water be stopped immediately. She said there was no evidence to show people were deficient in fluoride, and […]
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Ireland Might Relax Fluoride Rules
The Republic of Ireland is to consider relaxing laws that require the fluoridation of all drinking water amid mounting controversy over the alleged health risks of the practice. Michael Martin, the Irish health minister, has appointed a committee of environmental and health specialists to examine the evidence on fluoridation and advise on any need for […]
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