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  • Drinking ourselves to death

    Ten county councils and seven urban district councils in Ireland are now officially opposed to the fluoridation of drinking water, but remain statutorily duty-bound to continue with the practice whether they like it or not. The legislation that continues to force their hands in this respect is called the Health (fluoridation of water) Supplies Act […]

  • Doctor to sue state over water fluoridation

    A Co Kildare family doctor is to issue High Court proceedings against the state over its water fluoridation policy. Dr Andrew Rynne claims that the Department of Health is acting unconstitutionally by forcing people to accept mass medication without their permission. The Irish Medical Board (IMB) will be cited as a co-defendant. Three-quarters of Irish […]

  • Dentists to sue over continued fluoridation of drinking water

    A GROUP of Irish dentists are to sue the Minister for Health, Micheál Martin, for continuing to fluoridate drinking water. The dentists, who are breaking ranks with the Irish Dental Association, plan to lodge papers with the High Court after handing a letter of protest into the Dáil on Friday. The move comes as the […]

  • Kildare Doctor Challenges State over Fluoridation

    High Court proceedings were issued on Friday challenging the government’s 40-year-old fluoridation policy. Dr Andrew Rynne, a Co Kildare family doctor, issued proceeding against the Minister for Health, Eastern Regional Health Authority, Kildare Co Council, the Attorney General and the state. Some dentists have also stepped up their opposition to fluoridation. The 15-member Irish Dentists […]

  • Excess Levels of Fluoride found in Some Irish Water Supplies

    Polluted drinking water is an on-going scandal in this State. Despite European Union regulations and Government commitments, the quality of drinking water in public and group water schemes continues to worsen. A report by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has found that only 91 per cent of public-water supply samples tested last year, were safe, […]

  • Risks of fluoride in infant formula suppressed

    THE Government was last night accused of delaying a report into the effects of water fluoridation on bottle-fed babies. This is because there are fears the report would present a damaging view of fluoridation ahead of the release of a major study into the practice, Fine Gael Senator Avril Doyle claimed. Newborns who are fed […]

  • Probe urged into fluoride in water link to cancer

    THE Government has been urged to investigate the link between bone cancer and fluoridated drinking water after a study found 40% more people in the Republic contract the disease than in the North. Research carried out at Boston University of School of Public Health, using data from the Irish National Cancer Registry and its northern […]

  • Anti-fluoridation campaign hits election

    A GROUP opposing water fluoridation are to field two candidates in the General Election – one of whom will run in Health Minister Michéal Martin’s constituency. Fluoride Free Water revealed their plans as it emerged that the Forum on Fluoridation, whose report is due to land on the Minister’s desk shortly, will recommend that the […]

  • Greens launch bill to stop fluoridation in Ireland

    The Greens Fluoridation Bill, which is published today, will repeal the current legislation of mass-medicating the Irish population without their consent with the chemical fluoride. Green Party Dáil Health spokesperson, John Gormley T.D., launching the Bill said, “Today the Green Party is publishing the first ever Bill to repeal the Water Fluoridation Act of 1960. […]

  • Greens demand ban on fluoride in water

    The fluoridation of domestic water supplies by local authorities, which has been the norm since the early 1960s, should be banned unless householders agree, the Green Party has proposed. The Green Party TD, Mr John Gormley, said a curb on the use of fluoride would be a “non-negotiable” demand if the Greens end up in […]