# Smoking

All time

# Your Say

Poll: Is it okay to smoke around your children?

Yes, no or sometimes?

26.4k

Jun 1st 2015, 1:05 PM

How do Ireland's smoking levels compare with Europe? Pretty good actually

Today is World No Tobacco Day.

16.6k

May 31st 2015, 1:49 PM

# stub it out

How do you get smokers to quit? Pay them

“With such unprecedented rates of success, the trick now is to figure out how to get more people to sign up — to feel like they have skin in the game.”

18.3k

May 24th 2015, 4:30 PM

# Cough Cough

Who said that? Don't be shocked by coughing and talking bus shelters

It’s part of a campaign to raise awareness of the key signs of lung cancer.

8.9k

May 20th 2015, 2:17 PM

# Richard Overton

Oldest US veteran turns 109 (and still smokes like a trooper)

Richard Overton fought in World War II.

17.3k

May 11th 2015, 6:15 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

May 3rd 2015, 7:30 AM

# blazing squad

9 favourite activities people do when they're stoned

Because they got high, because they got high…

6.1k

Apr 21st 2015, 11:20 AM

# Smokes

Is tougher legislation needed for e-cigarettes?

That’s what the the Irish Cancer Society is calling for.

13.9k

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Apr 17th 2015, 9:05 AM

# lovely fags

Being unhealthy can be a bit of a goldmine...

An Irish pension provider is offering larger payouts to people who are, well, likely to die sooner.

21.6k

Apr 8th 2015, 1:37 PM

# risk detection

Could you have a stroke in the next 10 years? Where you live could have a lot to do with it...

A new risk detection method aims to predict heart disease and strokes in people over 40.

18.8k

Mar 26th 2015, 6:03 AM

# Development

These scans show the harmful effects of smoking on unborn babies

Researchers say the effects may be seen in the facial movements of unborn babies.

28.2k

Mar 24th 2015, 10:11 AM

# Up In Smoke

Big Tobacco lobbied hard and aggressively... but lost anyway

Ireland’s new plain packaging laws have been the subject of much criticism from Big Tobacco – and legal threats.

17.9k

Mar 19th 2015, 6:00 PM

# Analysis

Big Tobacco says plain-packaging laws are a 'failure' - are they telling the truth?

We sift through the facts and fiction on the government’s anti-smoking plan.

19.7k

Mar 8th 2015, 9:50 AM

# breaking the habit

Government has paid €4 million to firms linked to Big Tobacco since 2013

James Reilly oversaw a €300,000 contract involving a law firm that had represented the tobacco industry when he was Health Minister.

30.3k

Mar 3rd 2015, 10:20 PM

# QUIT

One year on: 'If even one person stops smoking, then it will all be worth it’

It’s one year since the death of Gerry Collins, but he continues to inspire people to quit smoking.

14.1k

Mar 2nd 2015, 8:26 PM

Voices

Why are tobacco companies opposing this so vigorously? They're afraid.

Multinational tobacco companies don’t want to see Ireland introduce plain packaging because they know it works, writes Minister James Reilly.

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Feb 20th 2015, 2:20 PM

# Lighten up

Why we should 'relax the smoking ban in bars and give smokers a break'

Finian McGrath believes that smokers are soft targets.

18.0k

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Feb 18th 2015, 8:30 AM

# give up your aul sins

Why are so many non-religious people still giving things up for Lent?

Many Christian traditions have lost their appeal but Lent remains popular, for good reasons, lifestyle experts say.

15.0k

Feb 18th 2015, 6:15 AM

# War on Tobacco

Big Tobacco is threatening James Reilly but plain packs 'will be in shops by May 2017'

Minister James Reilly said he “must drive forward” the legislation.

24.6k

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Feb 17th 2015, 7:38 PM

# impaired thinking

Are you a smoker? Cigarettes could shrink a vital part of your brain

Giving up could help reverse the problem, researchers have found.

12.4k

Feb 16th 2015, 6:59 PM

# cheery reading

The things most likely to kill you in one handy infographic

People worry about being murdered and dying in plane crashes but the NHS says it’s the heart disease that’ll get you.

35.9k

Feb 12th 2015, 7:45 PM

# Smoking

Chocolate or cigarettes? This is how these scientists prove plain packaging tobacco works

New research finds plain packaging reduces ‘cigarette-seeking’ by almost 10%.

17.0k

Feb 11th 2015, 10:15 PM

# financial incentive

How to get pregnant women to quit smoking? Pay them

More than 20% of the women offered vouchers kicked the habit, compared with 9% given normal NHS support alone.

12.6k

Jan 28th 2015, 2:33 PM

# Quitting

9 reasons you should definitely quit smoking this year

It’s time.

21.9k

Jan 17th 2015, 1:03 PM

# Growing up in Ireland

Women smoke to 'deal with stress of pregnancy'

And it makes children weigh less at birth.

13.9k

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Jan 15th 2015, 12:15 PM

# Nicotine

Find it difficult to quit smoking? This might be why

A study has revealed the rate at which smokers metabolise nicotine could predict the best way to quit.

14.3k

Jan 12th 2015, 7:15 AM

# lighting up

Arsene Wenger used to smoke cigarettes on the bench at Monaco

He even used to sell them when he was younger.

7.5k

Jan 10th 2015, 1:38 PM

# State Papers

Back in 1984 the Government was worried about banning smoking in classrooms

In some schools smoking in the classroom was “an accepted practice”.

30.9k

Jan 1st 2015, 7:15 PM

Voices

Opinion: Preparing for a smoke-free new year? Follow these tips for ditching tobacco

Stopping smoking is likely to give you a better quality of life, peace of mind and add years to your life.

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Dec 24th 2014, 7:00 PM

# Smoking

"It takes a long time to accept it, especially when you've caused it yourself"

“I hold my hands up, smoking was a big factor for me.”

13.1k

Nov 24th 2014, 6:45 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

Nov 20th 2014, 5:55 PM

# Tuberculosis

Irish scientists have figured out ANOTHER way smoking is bad for you

Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have discovered exactly how smokers are more at risk of TB.

15.1k

Nov 14th 2014, 6:15 AM

# vaping on-air

Could e-cigarette ads like this showing smoking on air be coming to Irish TV?

Local sellers hope Ireland will follow the UK’s lead in featuring ‘vaping’ commercials on television.

10.6k

Nov 11th 2014, 3:35 PM

# vaping

E-cig ad will be the first since 1965 to show smoking on UK television

Previous incarnations of the advert were banned for being ‘too sexy’.

11.3k

Nov 10th 2014, 3:00 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.

13.4k

Oct 9th 2014, 3:39 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Is the State right to crack down on smoking?

With new laws to restrict smoking, we’re asking: Nanny state gone too far? Or public health necessity?

12.6k

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Oct 2nd 2014, 9:28 AM

# 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

Oct 2nd 2014, 9:04 AM

# Smoking

France to follow Ireland's lead with plain cigarette packaging

Ireland became the first country in Europe to commit to introducing standardised packaging in 2013.

10.8k

Sep 25th 2014, 8:21 PM

# dark days - black market

Here's what the economic crisis did for illegal cigarettes in Ireland

Short version: the crisis really, really helped illegal tobacco.

13.8k

Sep 22nd 2014, 6:45 AM

# holy smokes

Twitter just made this girl's mum quit smoking

A contract is a contract.

4.1k

Sep 18th 2014, 11:55 AM