Ireland has the sickest population in Europe. This country is also the only one in the EU which engages in mandatory flouridation of the water. In the new edition of Hot Press we present the astonishing evidence which conclusively links these two facts.

Hot Press reporter Adrienne Murphy sits down with scientist Declan Waugh – regarded as a leading expert on the subject – and asks the question: Why have the authorities refused to address an issue that is crucial to the health of the nation?

Our report reveals some shocking facts and statistics, and lifts the lid on Ireland's slow, silent genocide at the hands of water flouridation.

We investigate how flouridation links with down's syndrome and autism; we compare our water with that of non-flouridated Northern Ireland; ask what America's take on the subject is; look at how international momentum is gathering against flouride; ask why West Cork has the highest disease prevalence in Ireland; and explain what exactly flouride is and how it is used as a chemical in other activities.

Read the full shocking report in the new edition of Hot Press which is in shops now. You can order this issue here.