Fine Gael Senator Catherine Noone has said that if schools devote 30 minutes a day to exercise, it could “make a big difference for generations to come” in terms of obesity.
The Department of Education has stopped short of taking a concrete step that would reduce the amount of junk food eaten by children in schools: banning junk food vending machines from schools.
Frances Fitzgerald said that schools should “move in the direction” of health foods but admitted that some schools have vending machine contracts in place.
The children’s fitness class company is to create 10 new jobs as a result of an expansion of its sports and activity services for three to eight-year-olds.
The Committee will hear proposals on how to tackle childhood obesity following the major report highlighting that one in four three-year-olds in Ireland today is overweight.
Kilkenny v Clare, Saturday, 5.30pm, Croke Park – live on RTÉ 2 and Sky Sports Arena
Limerick v Galway, Sunday, 3.30pm, Croke Park – live on RTÉ 2 and Sky Sports Arena
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Brian Cody, Brian Lohan, John Kiely and Henry Shefflin: which managers will triumph?
Source: Info Sport.
IT’S SEMI-FINAL WEEKEND in the All-Ireland senior hurling championship.
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Croke Park plays host to two massive games, with Kilkenny and Clare going head-to-head first on Saturday, before back-to-back champions Limerick do battle with Galway on Sunday.
Who will come out on top and advance to the All-Ireland final?
Poll Results:
Clare and Limerick (1067)
Kilkenny and Limerick (656)
Clare and Galway (195)
Kilkenny and Galway (156)
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