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Smoking

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Smoking
Over 300 retailers targeted in sting operations to see if they're selling cigarettes to under 18s
21 Jan 2018
28.4k
22
New Year's Resolution
These lifestyle changes could help lower your risk of developing cancer
7 Jan 2018
19.4k
11
giving up
You're twice as likely to develop mental health problems if you smoke, HSE says
6 Jan 2018
13.9k
57
HSE
There are more quitters than smokers in Ireland
3 Jan 2018
18.0k
48
Smoking bans
Smoking bans make married people happier than anyone else
31 Dec 2017
15.8k
11
genetic mechanism
Why is it so hard to quit smoking? Tiny worms may have the answers
12 Nov 2017
20.0k
15
smoking break
Column: Should Irish companies give non-smokers extra days off?
Jason O'Callaghan
4 Nov 2017
23.7k
70
The Daily Poll
Poll: Do you think Irish people are health-conscious?
28 Oct 2017
17.5k
31
quit it
Tourists face €2.5k fine or a year in prison for smoking on Thailand's beaches
22 Oct 2017
24.7k
56
column
'Abstinence-only approach to nicotine has created undue fears about alternatives'
David T Sweanor
21 Oct 2017
14.3k
48
ethical investment
Courts Service of Ireland still holds €6 million worth of shares in tobacco companies
3 Jul 2017
14.0k
20
The Daily Poll
Poll: Should it be illegal to smoke in the same room as a child?
31 May 2017
24.4k
59
world no tobacco day
Column: '8 per cent of young people aged 10 to 17 smoke cigarettes'
Donal Buggy
31 May 2017
623
21
lighting up
Cannabis set to be legal in Canada by July 2018
13 Apr 2017
11.6k
58
how to quit
Here's the official advice on how to quit smoking (and it doesn't include vaping)
10 Apr 2017
22.6k
32
QUIT
'I smoked for 20 years and never thought I could give up but I'm proof it can be done'
7 Apr 2017
16.5k
36
lighting up
This is the number of 'current smokers' in Ireland today
15 Mar 2017
39.4k
67
national quit day
'If you smoke 20 cigarettes a day, you inhale a mugful of tar each year'
1 Mar 2017
19.6k
30
Quitting
Inmates in Irish prisons will soon have access to e-cigarettes
26 Feb 2017
11.5k
33
Quitting
Vaping is 'far safer than smoking'
7 Feb 2017
16.1k
38
The Daily Poll
Poll: Should smoking be banned on restaurant and café terraces?
30 Jan 2017
16.2k
86
Heart Disease
Obese people less likely to die after heart operations compared to those of healthy weight
20 Jan 2017
10.1k
24
tackling addiction
Success of e-cigarettes cautiously backed by Hiqa report
5 Jan 2017
14.4k
59
Tobacco
Almost 6,000 people in Ireland died from the effects of smoking in 2016
27 Dec 2016
8.7k
23
e-cigarettes
New research suggests e-cigarettes could be harmful to gums
26 Dec 2016
12.5k
27
Sponsored
Broke after Christmas? 7 tips to help you quit smoking and save money
21 Dec 2016
16.2k
23
Sponsored
Want to quit smoking? 6 unexpected benefits of giving up
20 Dec 2016
18.3k
22
stubbed out
Doctors urge all third level institutes to ban tobacco from campuses
9 Nov 2016
5.5k
14
Healthy Ireland Survey
Almost one in every four Irish adults smokes - and the numbers aren't falling
20 Oct 2016
15.4k
88
butt out
Trinity College has come up with an excellent way to settle the Barrys vs Lyons debate
18 Oct 2016
10.0k
6
Sponsored
'The guilt would have killed me' - Sarah tells us why she quit smoking for her kids
7 Oct 2016
18.1k
10
The AA
Four out of 10 smokers lie on their life insurance applications
11 Aug 2016
14.8k
27
The Daily Poll
Poll: Do you think there should be a tax on e-cigarettes?
31 Jul 2016
26.3k
82
Sponsored
Want to stop smoking? Here are 7 great reasons for quitting you might not have thought about
30 Jun 2016
16.0k
12
Sponsored
7 little-known facts about smoking to make you think twice about lighting up
30 Jun 2016
29.9k
32
Smoking will soon be banned in most Irish playgrounds
14 Jun 2016
12.2k
59
world no tobacco day
No, smokers don't just need sympathy - They need help to stop smoking
Donal Buggy
31 May 2016
1.0k
68
Sponsored
Want to stop smoking? Here are 7 great reasons for quitting you might not have thought about
30 May 2016
17.0k
26
Smoking
Flavoured cigarettes banned in Ireland from today
20 May 2016
58.1k
65
Controversial
Cancer charity brands minister's smoking comments "unhelpful and irresponsible"
16 May 2016
19.8k
125
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