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# world-no-tobacco-day - Thursday 31 May, 2018
Smoking causes 100 deaths and more than 1000 hospital admissions in Ireland every week
A quarter of all men and 20% of women in Ireland smoke.
# world-no-tobacco-day - Wednesday 31 May, 2017
Irish children from deprived families twice as likely to be exposed to second-hand-smoke
32.7% of nine-year-olds from Ireland’s lowest-income families are exposed to secondary smoke daily.
Column: '8 per cent of young people aged 10 to 17 smoke cigarettes'
We need smoking prevention efforts to ensure smoking rates continue to drop among all young people, writes Donal Buggy.
# world-no-tobacco-day - Tuesday 31 May, 2016
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.
# world-no-tobacco-day - Tuesday 28 May, 2013
Plain pack cigarettes will 'save lives' and prevent child smokers
Ireland is to become the second country in the world to introduce plain packets of cigarettes.
# world-no-tobacco-day - Thursday 31 May, 2012
‘Vast majority of smokers want to quit’ claims Reilly as No Tobacco Day marked
The Minister underlined his commitment to reduce the number of young people taking up smoking as the World Health Organisation’s No Tobacco Day is marked.
# world-no-tobacco-day - Monday 28 May, 2012
Smoking to be banned in more hospital grounds
Smoking will be stubbed out at the Mid-Western Regional Hospital Group this year, thanks to a new initiative being introduced on World No Tobacco Day.
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Poll: Do you prefer sunshine or rainy days?
WELL, IT’S BEEN a week of blue skies across the country, with little rain in sight.
While it’s forecast to be colder over the weekend than in recent days, conditions, for the most part, are due to remain dry and sunny.
Temperatures today are to range between 9 and 15 degrees.
With little to no rain in sight at the moment, we’re wondering – are you itching for a rainy day? Or are you loving the sunshine?
So, today we want to know: Do you prefer sunshine or rainy days?
Poll Results:
Sunshine, definitely (9736)
I like both (1760)
Rain, for sure (776)
I actually prefer snow more than anything (538)
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Larry Donnelly: Kennedy vs Markey could be the last throw of the dice for the Irish American dynasty
By Larry Donnelly - @LarryPDonnelly
The Kennedy vs Markey battle is the distraction from Covid-19 we all need, says Larry Donnelly.
Opinion: Economic activity is primed to resume after Covid-19. In the meantime, it’s about survival
By Robert Sweeney
A 'virtual birthday' and an over-walked dog: One Irish mammy's experience of Covid-19 distancing
By Amanda Magnier
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