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# no smoking

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# no smoking
New Zealand to phase out tobacco sales by raising legal age for purchase each year
From 2027, the current under-18 sales ban would increase by one year annually to keep the cohort smoke free.
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Dec 9th 2021, 7:53 AM
As vaping-linked injuries and deaths rise in the US, some Irish colleges are moving towards an all-out ban
18 deaths and 1080 injuries in the US have been linked to vaping.
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Oct 5th 2019, 10:00 PM
# passive nightmares
This Enniscorthy youth group's anti-smoking film is a cinematic masterpiece
#PassiveNightmares4Oscars2016
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Jun 15th 2015, 8:00 PM
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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.
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Oct 9th 2014, 3:39 PM
# put that in your pipe
Reilly: Children's playgrounds will only get funding if they are no-smoking areas
The Children’s Minister said, “The importance of de-normalising smoking in the eyes of children can’t be over emphasised.”
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Jul 23rd 2014, 10:54 PM
# no smoking
Wenger says he's 'not deeply concerned' over Wilshere smoking pictures
The Arsenal midfielder was pictured smoking again last weekend.
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Jul 19th 2014, 9:44 PM
# Health
Senators pass law banning smoking in cars with children - and the government's backing it
The bill now moves to the Dáil where it will have government support.
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Apr 17th 2014, 3:19 PM
# must watch
"I'll miss my kids"... Two heartbreaking new anti-smoking ads featuring the late Gerry Collins
The hard-hitting ads are being broadcast to mark National No Smoking Day, in accordance with Gerry’s and his family’s wishes.
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Mar 5th 2014, 2:53 PM
# smoke free cars
British parliament votes in favour of smoking ban in cars with children
Smoking in cars raises levels of dangerous fine-particle pollutants.
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Feb 10th 2014, 8:49 PM
# no smoking
HSE says hospitals will be smoke-free by 2015
This will be the last year that people can light up a cigarette on hospital grounds.
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Jan 6th 2014, 3:56 PM
# no smoking
Four more hospital campuses to become smoke-free zones from Monday
Hospitals in Rathgar, Bantry, Mallow and Kerry will all ban smoking on campus from Monday.
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Jan 3rd 2014, 6:21 PM
# no smoking
'All hospitals to be smoke free campuses by end of 2015' says HSE
Irish hospitals are hoping to implement nationwide as three more hospitals declare ban from January.
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Dec 11th 2013, 1:31 PM
# Tobacco directive
Menthol cigarettes could be banned across the EU (but not until 2017)
Health ministers, chaired by James Reilly, have agreed a ban on menthol cigarettes – but won’t ban slim cigarettes for now.
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Jun 21st 2013, 3:33 PM
# health plan
Reilly facing EU battle on banning of menthol cigarettes
The Health Minister is facing some opposition to the ban as he meets his European counterparts today.
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Jun 21st 2013, 8:55 AM
# no smoking
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.
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May 28th 2013, 2:35 PM
# no smoking
3,726 lives saved by introducing the smoking ban in 2004
Ireland was the first country in the world to ban smoking in workplaces including restaurants, bars, and pubs.
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Apr 30th 2013, 3:00 PM
# The Hangover
How to make a hangover even worse? Smoke
Those who smoked on the day they drank felt even worse the next day, a study has revealed.
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Dec 6th 2012, 1:09 PM
# need to know
The Evening Fix: Monday
Things we learned, loved and shared today.
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Jun 25th 2012, 8:00 PM