# Smoking

All time

# sponsored by nicorette

Want to quit smoking? 6 unexpected benefits of giving up

Have you made your New Year’s resolutions yet?

18.2k

Dec 20th 2016, 12:35 PM

# stubbed out

Doctors urge all third level institutes to ban tobacco from campuses

UCD and Trinity College have started making their universities smoke-free.

5.4k

Nov 9th 2016, 8:00 AM

# Healthy Ireland Survey

Almost one in every four Irish adults smokes - and the numbers aren't falling

Some 23% of adults in Ireland smoke, the same proportion as in 2015.

15.2k

Oct 20th 2016, 9:00 AM

# butt out

Trinity College has come up with an excellent way to settle the Barrys vs Lyons debate

Ooh. It’s a close one.

9.9k

Oct 18th 2016, 2:47 PM

# sponsored by quit

'The guilt would have killed me' - Sarah tells us why she quit smoking for her kids

Sarah Daly thought she was a hopeless case – but there’s no such thing when it comes to quitting smoking.

18.0k

Oct 7th 2016, 3:23 PM

# The AA

Four out of 10 smokers lie on their life insurance applications

A study by the AA found a discrepancy between the number of people who smoke compared to the number of people who say they do.

14.6k

Aug 11th 2016, 6:00 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Do you think there should be a tax on e-cigarettes?

The fact that e-cigarettes don’t contain tobacco or tar is one of the arguments as to why they should not be taxed as heavily as normal cigarettes.

26.1k

Jul 31st 2016, 12:38 PM

# sponsored by nicorette

Want to stop smoking? Here are 7 great reasons for quitting you might not have thought about

And some happen as soon as you stub out that last cigarette.

15.9k

Jun 30th 2016, 3:30 PM

# sponsored by nicorette

7 little-known facts about smoking to make you think twice about lighting up

And hopefully will help you to quit, too.

29.7k

Jun 30th 2016, 2:23 PM

Smoking will soon be banned in most Irish playgrounds

The majority of local authorities have committed to smoke-free policies.

12.1k

Jun 14th 2016, 8:58 AM

Voices

No, smokers don't just need sympathy - They need help to stop smoking

Two in three smokers want to give up writes Donald Buggy of the Irish Cancer Society.

735

May 31st 2016, 6:15 AM

# sponsored by nicorette

Want to stop smoking? Here are 7 great reasons for quitting you might not have thought about

And some happen as soon as you stub out that last cigarette.

16.9k

May 30th 2016, 2:39 PM

# Smoking

Flavoured cigarettes banned in Ireland from today

Regulation of e-cigarettes will also be enforced from today.

58.0k

May 20th 2016, 2:27 PM

# Controversial

Cancer charity brands minister's smoking comments "unhelpful and irresponsible"

Finian McGrath said that he personally supports smoking areas in pubs and restaurants.

19.7k

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May 16th 2016, 4:18 PM

Hikes in prices, menthols to be banned and plain packaging - cigarettes took a big hit this week

A range of measures across the world signal big changes to how tobacco is sold.

19.9k

May 7th 2016, 7:30 AM

# Let's Go Menthol

Menthol cigarettes will be 'banned in Ireland by 2020'

Part of the ECJ plan paves the way for the banning of menthol cigarettes.

31.0k

May 6th 2016, 6:15 AM

# France

School students in Paris have had their smoking areas taken away from them

Schools had allowed pupils to smoke inside school premises to lower their risk of being attacked.

13.4k

Apr 21st 2016, 12:05 PM

# greater manchester

Primary school asks parents not to smoke cannabis when dropping children off

Police are working with the school to crack down on the issue.

24.7k

Feb 17th 2016, 11:02 AM

# sponsored by nicorette

Poll: Are you giving up anything for Lent?

Tis the season…

26.1k

Feb 5th 2016, 2:48 PM

# Sponsored By HSE

7 quick things you can do to help stop cigarette cravings...

It’s all about distraction in those first weeks of quitting.

30.2k

Dec 30th 2015, 2:00 PM

# pet hates

New study finds that smoking damages pets

Cats are more likely to be affected than dogs.

10.3k

Dec 29th 2015, 7:31 PM

# stubbed out

If you smoke in a car that has a child in it, you will be fined €100

The law comes into effect on 1 January.

9.9k

Dec 17th 2015, 10:33 AM

# save your breath

The 'devastating' common illness we need to talk about

“My first instinct was ‘Oh my god, I’m going to die.’”

32.6k

Nov 14th 2015, 11:15 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Should smoking be banned in council houses?

A ban has been mooted in the United States.

23.9k

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Nov 13th 2015, 9:29 AM

# Smoking

Ireland boss keen to 'light up' Euro 2016 alongside O'Neill, Hodgson and Coleman

The Ireland boss admits his a little envious of his international colleagues.

6.4k

Nov 13th 2015, 7:05 AM

# 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

Nov 12th 2015, 11:16 PM

# recommendations

Detention centre puts children in isolation for smoking and bad language

The unannounced inspection of Oberstown also found issues with care planning, mediation management and training.

12.4k

Oct 22nd 2015, 7:16 PM

# Smoking

You'll now have to break a €20 to buy a pack of cigs

Cigarette packs will increase by 50c, while petrol and alcohol duties are to remain unchanged.

28.8k

Oct 13th 2015, 2:53 PM

# Analysis

Does raising tax on cigarettes actually work?

Is the increasing price of tobacco as good for our fiscal and physical health as it might appear?

37.0k

Oct 11th 2015, 2:30 PM

# such a drag

Ex-prisoner successfully sues France for putting him in a cell with smokers

The man had looked for €6,050 in damages.

10.0k

Oct 9th 2015, 4:59 PM

# ecigarettes

Government does NOT intend to ban vaping in pubs and offices

“Currently the evidence base does not support prohibiting vaping in public places…”

19.7k

Sep 11th 2015, 9:24 PM

# danger

Your chances of dying, ranked by sport and activity

Scared of skiing? Try snowboarding…

24.8k

Aug 30th 2015, 5:00 PM

Voices

Vaping is now officially less harmful than smoking, and it's time the Irish health authorities acknowledged that fact

Ireland’s health bodies, cancer charities and societies need to follow the facts and treat electronic cigarettes with an open mind, argues Joe Dunne.

1.7k

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Aug 20th 2015, 1:00 PM

# e-cigarettes

Vaping is about 95% less harmful than smoking

The report is the first to show that e-cigarettes are less harmful than tobacco smoking.

22.0k

Aug 19th 2015, 10:52 AM

# cruel and unusual

This Irish dad caught his son smoking and issued the harshest punishment ever

When the going gets tough, the tough dads get going.

8.7k

Aug 4th 2015, 10:10 AM

# ashes to ashes

Watch: Inmates stage riot as Australian authorities introduce prison smoking ban

The plan didn’t go down well.

15.5k

Jul 1st 2015, 6:02 AM

Voices

Debate Room: Are keep fit schemes in work a great idea or majorly intrusive?

Leo Varadkar has announced a new initiative for public sector employees. – but is it a good idea or a bad idea?

Jun 24th 2015, 4:30 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Should the legal smoking age in Ireland be raised?

Hawaii has become the first US state to raise the legal smoking age to 21 – is this something we should be looking at?

17.5k

Jun 20th 2015, 9:22 AM

# Islam

Ramadan begins today - but it's not as straightforward as simply fasting

There’s more to the fasting than just staying away from food and drink.

24.1k

Jun 18th 2015, 6:00 AM

# passive nightmares

This Enniscorthy youth group's anti-smoking film is a cinematic masterpiece

#PassiveNightmares4Oscars2016

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Jun 15th 2015, 8:00 PM