Nothing as It Seems

An edited version of this article was printed in Village Magazine , November 2014   In October, Dublin City Councillors voted in favour of removing fluoride from public water supplies. The motion, which was passed by 22 votes , called for the removal of fluoride and to make it a crime for anyone that attempts to add it to water supplies. Dublin is not the first city to pass such a motion: in March, Cork City Council also passed a motion requesting the Government to end treating public water supply with fluoride. Christopher O’Sullivan , the Fianna Fáil councillor who tabled the motion, said he hoped its passing will produce a “ domino effect ” with other county councils.  Anti-fluoride groups, who are actively campaigning to end water fluoridation in Ireland, will no doubt consider these events as significant victories. Many argue that fluoridation is known to cause many health problems, such as cardiovascular and neurological disease, type 1 diabetes, osteoporosis, s