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# smoking - Tuesday 21 May, 2013
Poll: Do you allow smoking in your home?
A new study has found that air pollution in a smoker’s home can be 10 times the advisable level.
# smoking - Saturday 11 May, 2013
VAT rules mean Republic can’t match North’s prices for nicotine patches
Michael Noonan says the EU’s laws on VAT mean Ireland can’t offer a discounted rate of VAT to match Northern prices.
# smoking - Friday 3 May, 2013
Smokers in Europe ‘not being given enough help to quit’
A paper published in The Lancet medical journal calls for more action from authorities in Europe to combat smoking with over a quarter of the continent’s population said to be smokers.
# smoking - Sunday 21 April, 2013
Meet the lone ‘sheriff’ of the ‘ashtray of Europe’
Anti-smoking advocate and cancer sufferer is trying to highlight Austria’s lax enforcement, where almost two thirds of venues flout complex smoking area legislation.
# smoking - Wednesday 10 April, 2013
Smokers’ group welcomes study showing low level of smoking in cars
Forest Éireann, a representative group for Irish smokers, says a ban on smoking in cars would have little positive effect.
# smoking - Monday 1 April, 2013
Ireland an ‘easy target’ for international smugglers
Of the 55 people prosecuted for smuggling offences last year, 18 had addresses outside of Ireland.
# smoking - Tuesday 19 March, 2013
Canadian ad compares social smoking to farting
Are you a social farter?
# smoking - Monday 25 February, 2013
James Reilly pledges to tackle smoking problem in Europe
Most MEPs agreed that regluation was needed, though some said they were worried about the fiscal impact and an increase in the illegal cigarette trade.
# smoking - Wednesday 13 February, 2013
Column: ‘If I could go back in time, I never would’ve put that first cigarette in my mouth’
On National No Smoking Day, Joan Conway tells how she gave up smoking at 45 – after first taking up the habit at the tender age of 17.
Millions more spent on tobacco illnesses than quit services
The Irish Heart Foundation is calling on the State to start spending more money on quit services as National No Smoking Day is marked today.
# smoking - Monday 4 February, 2013
Your 13 favourite people on public transport
Seat hogs, screaming babies and loud music – prepare yourself for another week of commuting bliss.
# smoking - Friday 1 February, 2013
Graphic images to appear on cigarette packets from today
The use of similar images in Canada and Brazil have helped increase awareness of the negative effects of smoking.
# smoking - Wednesday 30 January, 2013
Smokers’ group slams introduction of graphic health warnings
Forest Eirean said smokers already know the health risks and the warnings are “unnecessarily intrusive” and “gratuitously offensive”.
# smoking - Monday 28 January, 2013
Life insurance prices can vary by up to €7,500 – study
The National Consumer Agency found that smokers pay on average 90 per cent more for their life insurance.
Column: Tobacco companies spend billions on packaging for a reason
You may be convinced that attractive packaging doesn’t sway your decision to smoke – but it’s still big business, writes Dr Ross Morgan.
MEP criticises two government departments over tobacco industry meetings
The Department of Finance said each year its officials meet with representatives of all industries in the run up to the Budget.
# smoking - Thursday 24 January, 2013
Column: Women aren’t being ‘tricked’ into smoking by pretty packaging
Women smoke because they want a nicotine hit – not because they’re taken in by cute packaging or promises of weight loss, writes Nuala Walsh.
# smoking - Monday 21 January, 2013
Column: To end cancer, we must close the health gap between rich and poor
It is only at the local level that we can close the “cancer gap” between the rich and poor, writes consultant medical oncologist Professor John Kennedy.
# smoking - Tuesday 15 January, 2013
Poll: Do you think strict rules on cigarette packaging will make any difference?
A new EU law will see the introduction of cigarette packets displaying graphic images in Ireland. But will that reduce smoking rates?
# smoking - Saturday 12 January, 2013
Political donations, pregnancies and Love/Hate: The week in numbers
How many women in Ireland smoke? Were consumers panicked by Budget announcements? And how many people watched Darren die?
# smoking - Friday 11 January, 2013
1 in 3 women in Ireland smoke – report
One in two younger and more disadvantaged women are addicted to tobacco, bringing the problem to “epidemic” proportions, according to the Irish Cancer Society.
The 9 at 9: Friday
Good morning. Here are the nine stories you need to know as you start your day.
# smoking - Tuesday 1 January, 2013
Smokers urged seek support to kick the habit as new year begins
One million people have successfully quit smoking in Ireland – and now the HSE is urging remaining smokers to kick the habit for good in 2013.
# smoking - Friday 28 December, 2012
The Evening Fix… now with added Spielberg Face
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
Haughey’s mission against smoking and cigarette advertising
During his time as Taoiseach, Charles Haughey moved to change the culture of smoking in Ireland.
# smoking - Thursday 20 December, 2012
Irish smokers start at lower age than any other EU country
A new report from the European Commission showed that 51 per cent of people in Europe have never smoked and one fifth have given up.
# smoking - Saturday 8 December, 2012
Sexist, unhealthy or just plain bad: 15 ads from 1960s and ’70s mens’ mags
“Beware of the man with his own pool table.”
# smoking - Thursday 6 December, 2012
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.
# smoking - Saturday 1 December, 2012
Australia introduces plain packaging for cigarettes
All cigarettes will now have to be sold in identical, olive-brown packets bearing the same typeface and largely covered with graphic health warnings.
# smoking - Thursday 29 November, 2012
Revealed: the life of a 13-year-old growing up in Ireland
Here’s what it’s like to be a young teenager living in Ireland.
# smoking - Monday 26 November, 2012
Smoking ‘rots’ brain – study
Scientists have warned that smoking can damage the mind as well as the body.
# smoking - Friday 23 November, 2012
Column: If we care about our society, we should legalise cannabis
Legislating cannabis use in Ireland would bring in revenue for the government and help control the market, argues this writer.
# smoking - Tuesday 13 November, 2012
Childhood behavioural problems linked to smoking during pregnancy
New research shows that children whose mothers smoked during pregnancy were 1.4 times more likely to be defined as having a behavioural problem by their teacher than other children.
# smoking - Saturday 27 October, 2012
The 9 at 9: Saturday
Good morning! Here’s nine things to know before your brekkie…
Study of one million women says giving up smoking can extend life for ten years
The study published in The Lancet found that the earlier women give up, the more likely they are to not to see their lifespan cut by a decade.
# smoking - Tuesday 16 October, 2012
Study: Smoking in cars exceeds safe air quality values, affects children
Aberdeen researchers found that fine particulate matter concentrations in cars where smoking takes place are high and can lead to ill-health effects in children.
# smoking - Monday 15 October, 2012
Lifestyle ‘vices’ pushing up life assurance premiums, says insurer
Smoking, drinking and over-eating are causing insurance policies to rise, says Caledonian Life.
# smoking - Monday 8 October, 2012
Quitting smoking? New campaign uses social media to encourage people to quit
A map tracks the number of tweets sent across Ireland every week about quitting smoking – and asks people to support anyone trying to give up.
# smoking - Sunday 23 September, 2012
Swiss vote against smoking ban
Bars and restaurants will still be allowed to have separate rooms for smokers where they can be served.
Poll: How would you have voted on the smoking ban?
As the Swiss go to the polls today to vote on their smoking ban, we ask: How would you have voted on our ban?
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