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There’s something in the water
DESPITE a Europe wide ban on the use of fluoride in public water supplies, the Government is still convinced that fluoridation should continue as a means of preventing tooth decay. It was introduced here in 1963, and the Department of Health says dental decay rates have been reduced by 70% in the meantime. Over the […]
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Fluoridation forum just a token gesture says Green Party Deputy
A decision by the Minister for Health to establish a forum on water fluoridation has created political controversy. Mr Martin announced yesterday a 20-member forum was being established to review the fluoridation of public pipedwater supplies. The forum will eventually invite submissions from the public. However, Green Party deputy Mr John Gormley TD, who is […]
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Greens Claim Review Group on Fluoride “a Whitewash”
THE setting up of an expert group to review fluoridation of public water supplies was described as a `whitewash’ by the Green Party yesterday. Health Minister Micheal Martin said the group will review research into fluoridation amid public concern about its possible impact on health and deliver recommendations. Although fluoridation has been credited with dramatically […]
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Water Fluoridation Forum is Biased
THE high powered forum set up by Health Minister, Micheál Martin, to review the fluoridation of public water supplies is made up mainly of pro fluoridation people, it was claimed yesterday. Dentist Don McAuley, spokesman for the Fluoride Free Water Campaign, also said his group, which staged a protest march to the Dáil on May […]
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Martin announces expert forum to examine fluoridation of water
The Minister for Health has announced the establishment of an expert forum to examine the fluoridation of public water supplies and to make recommendations on its future use here. Ireland is the only country in Europe where fluoridation of public water supplies is mandatory and opponents say that there is growing evidence linking the chemical […]
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Martin urged to stop water fluoridation
Pressure on the Government to commission research on the fluoridation of water has increased following calls from the Labour Party and the Green Party for a new investigation – and a protest march to the Dáil. Groups from Dublin, Leitrim, Sligo and Donegal, part of the Fluoride-Free Water campaign, yesterday handed in a letter at […]
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TD calls for an end of water fluoridation
Independent TD Tom Gildea, is to press the Government to abandon the fluoridation of the country’s water supply. Gildea told The Sunday Tribune last week that he would be putting pressure on the government at behind-the-scenes meetings to scrap the fluoridation programme, which has been in place since the early 1960s. The compulsory inclusion of […]
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Fluoride in our Water: Are We Brushing with Danger?
There’s a growing amount of evidence linking fluoride to cancer, osteoporosis and genetic damage. Most governments in Europe have banned it, yet Ireland continues to add tooth-preserving acid to the public water supply. Gemma O’Doherty reports Water fluoridation was once hailed as the saviour of our children’s teeth. But since it was introduced four decades […]
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Fluoridation in Ireland: Some Background
Some news here from Ireland. I visited Ireland March 10-15 (2000) and had a chance to talk about fluoride and meet up with the activists fighting fluoridation. Here’s some background. 1) In 1960, the Irish Parliament (the Dail) passed the Health (Fluoridation of Water Supplies) Act. This mandated that fluoride be added to the public […]
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Fluoride Free Water Rejects 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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