tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287053601633794732.post5448410867132184331..comments2023-09-15T08:29:17.848-07:00Comments on FLUORIDE FREE WATER: Journalism and Fluoridation in IrelandUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287053601633794732.post-79279661043855341582014-10-29T15:15:13.511-07:002014-10-29T15:15:13.511-07:00The Irish Times has a long record of doing the bid...The Irish Times has a long record of doing the bidding of the fluoridators. Before the 2007 general election, John Gormley and the Green Party chickened out of their anti-fluoridation stance (despite all their promises to stop fluoridation), and that was largely because Gormley was frightened by the IT ridiculing anti-fluoridation views. The IT published numerous pro-fluoridation pieces, by their science journalist Dick Ahlstrom, by their pet scientist William Reville (no doubt influenced by his UCC colleagues Denis O'Mullane, Helen Whelton, Albert Flynn...), and so on. And the IT rejected numerous anti-fluoridation letters.<br />Another probable factor in 2007 was that Geraldine Kennedy was sticking up for her old friend Mary Harney, then the Minister for Health and ultimately responsible for fluoridation.<br />In contrast to this, Fine Gael has a history of opposing fluoridation (Richie Ryan, their 2001 promise to end fluoridation...) but I suppose their commitment to do Washington's bidding is what wins out. And now we have health minister Varadkar working hard to force Irish people to pay for poisoned water.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287053601633794732.post-41269297157468981182014-10-24T19:06:17.320-07:002014-10-24T19:06:17.320-07:00Excellent letter! Thank you for your research. T...Excellent letter! Thank you for your research. The articles on the mandatory fluoride policy that I've read in Irish newspapers have been unbelievably biased in favour of maintaining the Government's status quo on the issue. They are putting a biocide that can't be put in a landfill in the EU, into our water and forcing us to be exposed to it! The lack of debate on such an important health and ethical issue beggars belief.Saundra Stephennoreply@blogger.com