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# smoking - Thursday 9 January, 2020
'The tobacco industry targeting e-cigarettes at young people is cynical, sickening and dangerous'
A survey of over 15,500 schoolchildren in Ireland explored their relationship with alcohol, smoking, sex, food and exercise.
# smoking - Saturday 4 January, 2020
Menthol cigarettes will be banned in Ireland from May
Minister Harris says there is evidence that menthol flavoured cigarettes may be more addictive.
# smoking - Wednesday 20 November, 2019
Three in every five Irish adults are overweight or obese
The number of smokers in Ireland has fallen again, with 17% of the nation smoking according to the latest Healthy Ireland survey.
# smoking - Tuesday 19 November, 2019
HSE checking all Irish vaping products for ingredient linked to US illnesses
More than 1,000 cases of vaping-related lung illnesses have been reported in the US, with 42 confirmed deaths in 24 states.
# smoking - Tuesday 12 November, 2019
British teenager ended up on life support after suffering respiratory failure linked to vaping
At 16 years old, he required an exterior artificial lung to put oxygen into the blood
# smoking - Tuesday 29 October, 2019
Poll: Should people be allowed to smoke on hospital grounds?
No-smoking policies are being flouted at Dublin’s maternity hospitals.
Anti-smoking policy at two Dublin maternity hospitals being flouted by patients and visitors
In 2013, the Coombe, the Rotunda and the National Maternity Hospital became tobacco-free campuses.
# smoking - Saturday 5 October, 2019
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.
# smoking - Sunday 29 September, 2019
Opinion: Is there now an argument for banning e-cigarettes in Ireland?
E-cigarettes are not harmless, but now is not the time for mass hysteria, writes Professor Des Cox.
# smoking - Friday 20 September, 2019
Revenue seizes more than €1 million worth of illegal cigarettes
Revenue has intercepted a number of illegal cigarette shipments in recent weeks.
# smoking - Saturday 14 September, 2019
Irish doctors monitoring US warnings about e-cigs after lung disease outbreak
Several teenagers have been placed in medically induced comas.
# smoking - Monday 29 July, 2019
New legislation to ban sale of e-cigarettes to people under the age of 18
The legislation will be considered by government in September.
# smoking - Monday 22 April, 2019
'It's just not good behaviour': Hospital anti-smoking policy flouted by patients and visitors
On 4 July 2012, Beaumont Hospital became a “tobacco-free campus”.
# smoking - Monday 18 March, 2019
Teen vapers are more likely to use sweet-flavoured e-cigarettes than adult vapers, study finds
The US Food and Drug Administration has declared youth e-cigarette use as an epidemic in the country.
# smoking - Saturday 2 March, 2019
Opinion: 'E-cigarettes may be an effective tobacco cessation tool but at what cost to society'?
‘We don’t want to solve the problems of current smokers by creating a whole new generation of smokers that the tobacco companies can prey on,’ writes Dr Des Cox.
# smoking - Wednesday 27 February, 2019
Poll: Should hospitals breath-test pregnant women to check if they smoke?
Researchers say pregnant women who hide their smoking habit don’t get the level of monitoring they require.
# smoking - Saturday 5 January, 2019
New tool identifies which patients with COPD are at risk of death or serious complications
About 500,000 people in Ireland have COPD, but half of them likely do not know they have the condition.
# smoking - Tuesday 1 January, 2019
'It's not unusual to make six or more attempts': Dr Patrick Doorley on how to quit smoking in 2019
Quitting smoking can be difficult, but having clear goals and support networks to help with motivation can help chances for success.
# smoking - Monday 31 December, 2018
Nearly €20,000 was spent on cigarettes in the Dáil bar this year
Over 1,700 packets were sold in the year to 15 October.
# smoking - Sunday 11 November, 2018
500,000 people in Ireland have this condition, but half don't even realise
COPD, more commonly known as bronchitis or emphysema, is primarily caused by smoking.
# smoking - Thursday 8 November, 2018
Smoking and diabetes have a greater impact on heart attack risk in women than men - study
Smoking increased a woman’s risk of a heart attack by 55% more than it increased the risk in a man.
# smoking - Saturday 1 September, 2018
Opinion: 'Many people don't believe social smoking is harmful - as a doctor, I know that's not true'
Dr Des Cox writes about the impact that social smoking has on your health, and why people need to quit smoking altogether.
# smoking - Tuesday 14 August, 2018
E-cigarette vapour can damage immune system in lungs, study suggests
Some of the effects were similar to those seen in regular smokers and people with chronic lung disease.
# smoking - Sunday 29 July, 2018
Courts Service of Ireland reduces shares in Big Tobacco, but still holds €4.5m worth in stocks
Critics state the Courts Services continued investment in the tobacco industry flies in the face of the government’s Tobacco Free Ireland vision.
# smoking - Saturday 21 July, 2018
Smoking, vaping or even having nicotine patches during pregnancy may increase the risk of cot death
New research shows that babies can be at an increased risk of cot death if exposed to cigarettes or e-cigarette smoke while in the womb.
# smoking - 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.
# smoking - Sunday 27 May, 2018
Offering free patches to employees who smoke doesn't help them quit - but giving them money does
A new US study found workers were three times more likely to quit if there was a financial incentive.
# smoking - Wednesday 2 May, 2018
There's been a massive drop in young teens smoking in Ireland
The study was conducted between the years of 1995 and 2015 and shows a decline in adolescent smoking.
# smoking - Saturday 14 April, 2018
Cigarette butts make up more than half of the litter on Dublin's streets
To help draw attention to this Dublin City Council has started a new campaign.
# smoking - Sunday 8 April, 2018
75% of chronic pulmonary disease cases linked to childhood illnesses and parental smoking
The findings were published in The Lancet journal this week.
# smoking - Wednesday 21 March, 2018
Netflix criticised over amount of smoking in its original programmes
The worst offender was Stranger Things with 182 scenes with cigarettes.
# smoking - Sunday 25 February, 2018
Poll shows support for ban on smoking outdoors near food
Would you agree with a ban?
# smoking - Sunday 4 February, 2018
Giving up smoking? Most effective method makes it three and half times more likely for you to quit
Although smoking rates are declining, smoking-related deaths remain the leading cause of avoidable deaths in this country, writes Dr Des Cox.
# smoking - Friday 2 February, 2018
Police blame incident involving van in flames crashing into 18 pedestrians on 'smoking driver'
The driver had reportedly been smoking which caused ‘dangerous substances’ in his van to catch fire.
# smoking - Thursday 1 February, 2018
Carlow institute to bring in all-campus smoking ban from Valentine's Day
There will be three designated “smoking shelters” created for smokers to go.
# smoking - Sunday 21 January, 2018
Over 300 retailers targeted in sting operations to see if they're selling cigarettes to under 18s
The HSE figures relate to the first three quarters of last year.
# smoking - Sunday 7 January, 2018
These lifestyle changes could help lower your risk of developing cancer
Quitting smoking is top of the list.
# smoking - Saturday 6 January, 2018
You're twice as likely to develop mental health problems if you smoke, HSE says
A new study showed the benefits
# smoking - Wednesday 3 January, 2018
There are more quitters than smokers in Ireland
One in eight people who smoked this time last year have since quit.
# smoking - Sunday 31 December, 2017
Smoking bans make married people happier than anyone else
Married women with children reported the largest increase in well-being.
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Poll: Will you pay attention to the Seanad general election?
COUNTING IN THE Seanad general election will begin today despite the Covid-19 public health emergency.
Postal voting in the election closes today at 11am for the 43 seats on the five vocational panels and tomorrow at 11am for the six seats on the university panels.
There are 118 candidates seeking election to the vocational panels.
Counting of the votes begins this morning and is expected to continue until Friday 3 April.
So, today we want to know: Will you pay attention to the Seanad general election?
Poll Results:
No (4183)
Yes (2047)
I'm not sure / no opinion (207)
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Opinion: Emergency Covid-19 legislation harks back to the Civil War, ‘the Emergency’ and the Troubles
By Conor Casey
Conor Casey of Trinity College says a challenge to the new legislation would be unlikely to succeed.
The Irish For: Kiltartanese and a passionate affair. The story of Galway's Lady Gregory
By Darach Ó Séaghdha - @TheIrishFor
Darach Ó Séaghdha follows the artistic path of one of Ireland’s most fascinating historical women.
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.
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