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# Smoking Ban

Last year
2022
# Poll
Poll: Would you like to see smoking banned at the beach?
The ban was brought into effect in Barcelona this week.
41.5k
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Jul 27th 2022, 10:08 AM
All time
# Smoking Ban
Taoiseach describes plans by New Zealand to effectively ban smoking as 'a very good idea'
New Zealand will progressively increase the age at which tobacco products can be bought, so today’s young teens will never be able to buy cigarettes legally.
30.6k
89
Dec 9th 2021, 5:55 PM
# Smoking
Anti-smoking policy at two Dublin maternity hospitals being flouted by patients and visitors
In 2013, the Coombe, the Rotunda and the National Maternity Hospital became tobacco-free campuses.
35.7k
62
Oct 29th 2019, 12:05 AM
# restaurants
Poll shows support for ban on smoking outdoors near food
Would you agree with a ban?
20.4k
78
Feb 25th 2018, 10:01 PM
# Smoking Ban
Poll: Should smoking be banned in outdoor areas where people are eating?
The ban would prohibit smoking in many beer gardens.
39.9k
143
Feb 13th 2018, 8:07 PM
# love your lungs
Carlow institute to bring in all-campus smoking ban from Valentine's Day
There will be three designated “smoking shelters” created for smokers to go.
10.4k
41
Feb 1st 2018, 11:06 AM
# NO LIGHTING UP
Duterte imposes public smoking ban in Philippines
The controversial president struggles with smoking-related health issues.
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31
May 19th 2017, 7:10 PM
# public housing
Millions of Americans could be banned from smoking in their own homes
And anyone who doesn’t comply could be evicted.
15.3k
54
Nov 12th 2015, 11:16 PM
# ashes to ashes
Watch: Inmates stage riot as Australian authorities introduce prison smoking ban
The plan didn’t go down well.
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34
Jul 1st 2015, 6:02 AM
# kick the habit
The workplace smoking ban didn't stop people smoking and the Celtic Tiger is to blame
Research by the ESRI found there was actually a larger decrease in smoking among non-workers.
18.6k
38
May 3rd 2015, 7:30 AM
# Your Say
Poll: Should e-cigarettes be banned from the workplace?
Or should they be tolerated?
19.7k
224
Apr 18th 2015, 8:30 AM
# keep her lit
Which county had the most workplace smoking convictions this year?
And which part of the country has most over the last four years?
27.2k
25
Nov 20th 2014, 5:55 PM
# no smoking
How much will people be fined for smoking in a car with children?
There’s speculation that the original fine could be €80 but this could go up to €1,000 if the fine isn’t paid and the case is brought to court.
13.5k
91
Oct 9th 2014, 3:39 PM
# stubbed out
Ireland is one step closer to a ban on smoking near children in cars
A bill will go to the Dáil next week, and has government support.
5.6k
49
Oct 2nd 2014, 9:04 AM
# Vaping Ban
E-cigs banned in nation's biggest shopping centre
Blanchardstown Centre takes a stand against ‘vaping’, following similar moves by Dublin Bus and Irish Rail.
24.0k
71
Jul 9th 2014, 6:55 AM
# Up In Smoke
Eight businesses convicted after staff smoked on premises illegally
Three premises were also convicted for selling tobacco related products to minors in the first three months of 2014.
15.4k
15
Jun 4th 2014, 12:47 PM
# Committees
Banning smoking in cars, Reillycare and tensions in Ukraine
It’s the last day before the Easter break in the Dáil. But what have they got planned?
5.0k
17
Apr 17th 2014, 9:00 AM
# Cigarettes
Smoking bans linked with a fall in premature births
A study published today shows such bans are also linked to a similar fall in the hospitals visits by children wit asthma.
5.5k
11
Mar 28th 2014, 6:45 AM
# Your Say
Poll: Has the smoking ban changed your attitude to smoking?
The ban was introduced 10 years ago, on 29 March 2004.
13.1k
141
Mar 24th 2014, 9:26 AM
# ten years on
'They make you feel good, they make you want to touch them' - Reilly on cigarette packs
The Health Minister is pledging to continue his war on tobacco on the 10th anniversary of the smoking ban.
9.2k
71
Mar 24th 2014, 9:24 AM
# Smoking
Government to consider free nicotine patches for pregnant women
Minister of State Alex White told the Dáil yesterday that it is estimated that between 18 per cent and 21 per cent of Irish women smoke during pregnancy.
6.6k
116
Nov 15th 2013, 10:31 AM
# bifta awards
Miley Cyrus under police investigation for smoking joint on stage
But not because it was a joint. Because it was a no-smoking room.
3.1k
0
Nov 13th 2013, 11:16 AM
# Smoking Ban
Smoking banned in all areas of Dublin maternity hospitals
In-patients will have to leave hospital campuses if they wish to smoke with staff to be given advice on quitting.
9.4k
86
Nov 1st 2013, 1:12 PM
Voices
Aaron McKenna: Anti-tobacco policies are lining criminals' pockets
It is not simple to change a societal behaviour – just ask the American prohibitionists – and plans to ban menthol and slim cigarettes will surrender money to criminal elements, writes Aaron McKenna.
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Oct 12th 2013, 8:00 AM
# i predict a riot
Smoking ban to be rolled out across prisons in England and Wales
Authorities are worried that prison officers could bring compensation claims over the effects of passive smoking.
5.5k
45
Sep 20th 2013, 7:23 AM
# Your Say
Poll: Do you think the smoking ban has been effective?
There has been mixed messages in reports over the past two days so we’re asking you, ‘What do you think?’
13.3k
178
Aug 27th 2013, 9:00 AM
# workplace smoking
Almost 7 per cent drop shows smoking ban is working, insists Cancer Society
A recently published ESRI working paper had found that the workplace ban had “little or no effect” on smoking habits.
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27
Aug 27th 2013, 6:00 AM
# News Fix
Here’s what happened today: Monday
Everyone’s talking about John Kerry’s strong speech on Syria and a shooting that went wrong in Dublin.
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Aug 26th 2013, 11:10 PM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
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Aug 26th 2013, 4:52 PM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Good morning! Here are nine things you want to know as you start your day.
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Aug 26th 2013, 8:45 AM
# Smoking Ban
The workplace smoking ban hasn't stopped workers smoking
Despite the extra incentive to give up, more employed people smoke after the smoking ban.
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Aug 26th 2013, 6:45 AM
# no smoking
3,726 lives saved by introducing the smoking ban in 2004
Ireland was the first country in the world to ban smoking in workplaces including restaurants, bars, and pubs.
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47
Apr 30th 2013, 3:00 PM
# Australia
Australia introduces plain packaging for cigarettes
All cigarettes will now have to be sold in identical, olive-brown packets bearing the same typeface and largely covered with graphic health warnings.
12.8k
39
Dec 1st 2012, 2:02 PM
# Smoking Ban
Crown "disappointed" as Oireachtas committee votes against smoking ban at Leinster House
Finian McGrath TD, who was against the motion, said he was “delighted” the committee showed some “common sense” on proposed ban on campus.
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Nov 15th 2012, 12:52 PM
# Leinster House
Oireachtas committee to vote on banning smoking at Leinster House
The inside of the complex is already subject to a smoking ban – but John Crown wants to ban all smoking outside it too.
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39
Nov 15th 2012, 7:15 AM
# Smoking Ban
Proposals to make Leinster House a smoke-free campus
Senator John Crown has proposed to put a ban on smoking for all in Leinster House but Independent TD, Finian McGrath is opposed to what he described as “nanny state proposals”.
5.7k
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Nov 8th 2012, 1:53 PM
# Smoking Ban
Hospital's no-smoking policy flouted by both patients and visitors
Having spent over €10,000 earlier this year on no-smoking signs, the sight of smokers remains commonplace on the grounds of Beaumont Hospital.
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Oct 30th 2012, 6:45 AM
# Smoking
Australian state's plan for smoke free generation faces opposition
The motion follows last week’s vote to introduce strict cigarette packaging laws in the whole country.
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27
Aug 23rd 2012, 8:45 AM
# stubbed out
Beaumont Hospital bans smoking on its grounds
The HSE has set a target of banning smoking from the grounds of all health campuses by 2015.
5.4k
66
Jul 4th 2012, 5:54 PM
# Smoking
TD backs calls for smoking ban in children's playgrounds
Fine Gael’s Derek Keating said children should be protected from adults’ “irresponsible” behaviour.
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May 15th 2012, 9:40 PM
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