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Wednesday 28 October 2020
Levante’s Emmanuel Boateng hit a hat-trick and, although Philippe Coutinho scored a treble of his own, Barcelona’s “Invicibles” bid ended.
The fire on Richmond Road is ongoing.
A number of fans and stadium staff suffered breathing and eye problems after the incident at the Philips Stadion on Sunday.
Ukrainian authorities said that they suspected Russian involvement.
Revenue discovered the tobacco products following a number of searches in the Louth area.
Gardaí are investigating the fire at the Douglas mansion.
Agbonlahor, who has scored one Premier League goal so far this term, will be available for the Villans’ run-in after an internal investigation into his Dubai holiday.
Major seizures have stymied the supply of marijuana to the island nation.
With just nine days to go, organisers have appealed for help.
All 159 passengers and 13 crew were evacuated.
Maybe he’s not quite back.
The AA say they’ve gone up by more this year than any time in a decade.
Tánaiste Joan Burton has said that Clerys workers “have been treated very badly”.
The Cleft Lip & Palate Association of Ireland had been storing materials at the ‘Store-It’ unit.
What do you think?
Ireland’s new plain packaging laws have been the subject of much criticism from Big Tobacco – and legal threats.
The factory say a production line error is the cause of a packaging mix-up.
Finian McGrath believes that smokers are soft targets.
The change kicked in at midnight. Here’s where that extra 40c goes…
They say that the 40 cent increase on a packet of cigarettes will play into the hands of smugglers.
The gardaí said there were no arrests at the demonstration in Clondalkin last night.
Apparently he got out just in time.
South Korea wants to bring in an 80 per cent hike, and James Reilly has said a pack of 20 should cost €20. What do you think?
Healthier Smoker says that it could add up to 1,000 positions depending on its growth profile.
Michael Noonan’s been advised that the shock-and-awe tactic might have some other effects on smokers’ behaviour.
Three premises were also convicted for selling tobacco related products to minors in the first three months of 2014.
Medical and policy experts have written a letter to the World Health Organisation describing the gadgets as possibly “among the most significant health innovations of the 21st century”.
The cigarette seizure brings to €233,000 the value of seized tobacco this year.
The cigarettes had a retail value of almost €19,000 and a potential loss to the Exchequer of €14,500.
The City Manager, however, says no decision has been made on the project.
That figure represents a drop of over 50 million on 2012.
In a separate development, a Lithuanian national was detained with over 12,000 cigarettes and hit with a two week jail sentence.
Under a provision of the Finance Bill published today, authorities will be allowed to search “any bag or receptacle” that they reasonably believe contains an illegally smuggled tobacco product.
The pre-Budget call from the Irish Cancer Society and the Irish Heart Foundation is aimed at tackling the “enormous economic cost of smoking-related illness”.
The use of similar images in Canada and Brazil have helped increase awareness of the negative effects of smoking.
Photographer Nicolas Reuland gave up cigarettes. Then he set out on this project…
You might not feel like your savings are worth much – but at least they’re not going up in flames…
That’s what Róisín Shortall told the Dáil – but it’s little compared to the cost of tobacco-related healthcare.
LIKE ALMOST EVERYTHING this year, Halloween in 2020 will be a bit different from usual.
Large scale fancy-dress parties shouldn’t be happening under Level 5.
One thing we can still do, however, is watch some horror films.
There’s plenty to choose from ranging between the child-friendly to the very scary ones available on streaming platforms and set to be shown on TV in the coming days.
So, this morning we’re asking you: Do you plan to watch some horror films this Halloween?
Poll Results:
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