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# stop smoking

This year
2023
Nicotine products to come under Drug Payments Scheme with cost capped at €80 per month
Currently you can get nicotine products for free if you have a medical card.
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Sep 4th 2023, 10:11 AM
All time
7 little-known facts about smoking to make you think twice about lighting up
And hopefully will help you to quit, too.
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Jun 30th 2016, 2:23 PM
"Thanks Dad..." - family of anti-smoking hero Gerry Collins bids farewell
The late Gerry Collins was remembered by his daughter Lisa at the HSE Heathcare Leaders Masterclass in the Convention Centre this month.
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May 25th 2016, 10:07 AM
Open thread: Gerry Collins knew what life meant to him - what are you grateful for?
Anti-smoking campaigner spoke of his love for family in ‘Gerry’s Story’, released today for first time.
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Jun 17th 2014, 3:22 PM
Think e-cigarettes are harmful? 37% of Irish people believe they are
About 29.3 million adults across the 27 countries have tried e-cigarettes.
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Jun 17th 2014, 6:00 AM
Ireland to ban e-cigarettes for under-18s
Health Minister James Reilly likely to bring in wider legislation to regulate use of device which cuts out tobacco – but still delivers nicotine.
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Jan 27th 2014, 11:00 PM
Smokers in Europe 'not being given enough help to quit'
A paper published in The Lancet medical journal calls for more action from authorities in Europe to combat smoking with over a quarter of the continent’s population said to be smokers.
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May 3rd 2013, 6:45 AM
One third of smokers sabotage friends who want to quit
Jealousy, guilt about their own smoking and wanting a smoking “buddy” among the main reasons.
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Jul 27th 2012, 8:11 AM
Almost 4 in 5 Irish smokers want to kick the habit
European survey finds that Ireland’s smokers are second only to Luxembourg in their desire to quit – but that tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in the country.
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Mar 21st 2011, 4:33 PM