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# sunbeds - Tuesday 10 October, 2017
Vat rate on sunbed services almost doubles to 23%
Senator Catherine Noone said that sunbeds are currently defined as “care of the human body”.
# sunbeds - Monday 3 August, 2015
Children to be sent on 'undercover' tanning salon missions
Similar test purchase programmes are in place for the sale of alcohol and tobacco.
The 9 at 9: Monday
Here’s what you need to know as you kick off your bank holiday Monday.
# sunbeds - Monday 13 July, 2015
Irish children as young as 12 are using sunbeds
The Irish Cancer Society have described the news as “very worrying”.
# sunbeds - Monday 16 February, 2015
'Happy hours' a thing of the past under Leo's new sunbed rules
The Health Minister noted his “genetic tan” as he announced new measures today.
# sunbeds - Monday 21 July, 2014
The 5 at 5: Monday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’ clock.
Lunchtime Fix: 6 things you need to know
Catch up as you refuel.
No tan for you: Children are officially banned from using sunbeds from today
Up to 28,000 children and teenagers use sunbeds every year.
# sunbeds - Wednesday 25 June, 2014
No more sunbeds for debs goers
Pale all the way.
# sunbeds - Wednesday 11 June, 2014
Does Ireland's corporate tax rate need to be changed?
TDs will debate the controversial issue in the Dáil today.
# sunbeds - Friday 6 June, 2014
Don't worry: German tourists hate sunbed grabbers too
They’re also not too fond of the British.
# sunbeds - Wednesday 30 April, 2014
Children using sunbeds, the new broadcasting charge and HSE grants
It’s the first day back in the Dáil after the Easter break, so what’s happening?
# sunbeds - Tuesday 15 April, 2014
How banks are helping SMEs and why the GAA signed a deal with SKY Sports
What’s going on in Leinster House? Well, as you asked…
# sunbeds - Saturday 15 February, 2014
Sunbeds, Prince Harry, and Superquinn sausages: The week in numbers
Plus: What percentage of teenagers have received a sexual message online?
# sunbeds - Wednesday 12 February, 2014
Children making their communion being 'paraded into tanning shops to perk up their tans'
The Dáil debated legislation to ban sunbed use among under 18s this morning.
# sunbeds - Wednesday 18 December, 2013
Poll: Should planned legislation on sunbeds be stricter?
Legislation to ban the use of sunbeds by under 18s and regulate the industry has been approved but the Irish Cancer Society says this is not enough. Do you agree?
Irish Cancer Society: Law to regulate use of sunbeds doesn't go far enough
The government yesterday approved legislation that will regulate the use of sunbeds in Ireland for the first time.
# sunbeds - Wednesday 18 September, 2013
Laws to extend free GP care and regulate sunbed use promised by government
The government has published a list of bills it expects to publish between now and the end of the year.
# sunbeds - Thursday 27 June, 2013
New campaign demands long-awaited law to ban teenagers from sunbeds
The Irish Cancer Society is renewing its calls for legislation to minimise the risk of skin cancers in under-18s.
# sunbeds - Saturday 4 May, 2013
# sunbeds - Monday 29 April, 2013
7 things we've learned about sunbeds from Twitter
You can wear false eyelashes on a sunbed. Thank God.
# sunbeds - Wednesday 25 July, 2012
794 people die each year in Europe from sunbed-induced skin cancer - research
Women account for most of the melanoma cases related to sunbeds, according to the British Medical Journal.
# sunbeds - Tuesday 1 May, 2012
NI to introduce ban on under-18s using sunbeds
Health Minister Edwin Poots has introduced legislation which bans people under the age of 18 from using, hiring or buying sunbeds in Northern Ireland.
# sunbeds - Tuesday 11 October, 2011
California bans underage use of tanning beds
Governor Jerry Brown signs a law which prohibits under-18s from using a tanning bed – raising the age threshold from 14.
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Poll: Will you take up a new hobby over the next few weeks?
LAST WEEK, TAOISEACH Leo Varadkar announced further restrictions for a two-week period until Easter Sunday, 12 April.
Everybody in Ireland has been told to stay at home for two weeks, except essential workers travelling to work and other exceptions.
People who do leave their homes for exercise will be required to stay within a 2km radius.
Shielding or cocooning has also be introduced for all of those over 70 years of age and specific categories of people who are extremely vulnerable to Covid-19.
With everyone being asked to stay at home, people may find themselves with a lot more free time on their hands than usual.
So, today we want to know: Will you take up a new hobby over the next few weeks?
Poll Results:
No, I'm still working and haven't got a minute (1608)
Yes, I plan to take up a new hobby (1025)
No, I'll spend my time staring at the TV (659)
I'm not sure / no opinion (556)
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By Conor Casey
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The Irish For: Kiltartanese and a passionate affair. The story of Galway's Lady Gregory
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Darach Ó Séaghdha follows the artistic path of one of Ireland’s most fascinating historical women.
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