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Point of Sale Research Press Release19 Nov, 2010

Statement from ASH Ireland, 19 November 2010   ASH IRELAND WELCOMES REDUCTION OF AWARENESS OF SMOKING AS A RESULT OF RETAIL PROMOTION BAN ASH Ireland welcomes the research, published today, which shows that the removal of point of sale advertising here last year is significan...

3m Euro Tobacco Research Contract for RIFTFS07 Apr, 2009

The Digital Depot, Dublin. The Research Institute for a Tobacco Free Society (RIFTFS) is to coordinate a 3m euro research contract on a project entitled, Pricing Policies and control of Tobacco in Europe.(PPACTE) The first meetings designed to launch the project will be held at the Digital ...

UC Davis Study21 Jan, 2009

(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) - The association between tobacco smoke and cancer deaths - beyond lung cancer deaths - has been strengthened by a recent study from a UC Davis researcher, suggesting that increased tobacco control efforts could save more lives than previously estimated. Link.&nbsp...

Best Paper Award for Irish Smoking Ban Study 06 Oct, 2008

The 2008 Occupation and Epidemiology Best Paper Annual Award will be presented to Professor Luke Clancy on behalf of a group of Irish authors in Berlin tomorrow (7th October 2008).

Irish Launch of PESCE Project Report29 May, 2008

General Practitioners should play a key role in supporting smokers to quit and need to be supported to do so through addressing the existing socioeconomic, information and communication barriers to their full participation.

World Asthma Day06 May, 2008

Paris, 6 May, 2008 - The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, known as The Union, an international organisation established in 1920 to fight TB and promote lung health worldwide, today celebrates World Asthma Day.

Ireland & Northern Ireland National Cancer Institute Consortium newsletter 19 Mar, 2008

Ireland & Northern Ireland National Cancer Institute Consortium newsletter. A periodic update of progress and events. Renewed memorandum of understanding continues consortium momentum.

Smoking Ban Dramatically Reduces Air Pollution in Irish Pubs16 Apr, 2007

A national workplace ban on smoking in Ireland resulted in an 83 percent reduction in air pollution in pubs, an 80 percent decrease in airborne carcinogens for patrons and staff, and an improvement in the respiratory health of bar workers, according to a one-year follow-up study. The res...

Statement from the Research Institute for a Tobacco Free Society (RIFTFS)16 Apr, 2007

Research shows 83% reduction in air pollution in Dublin pubs……. The findings of a major Irish study on the reduction in air pollution and improvement in respiratory health of workers in Irish pubs as a result of the workplace-smoking ban are published to day(16th April) in the American J...

€2 million funding to increase charity led research into rare diseases02 Apr, 2007

€2 million funding to increase charity led research into rare diseases. Mary Harney, Minister for Health and Children, will today announce 33 novel research projects to improve patient health which will be funded through a new joint funding scheme co-ordinated by the Medical Research Cha...

The Economist - 4th January 200704 Jan, 2007

New evidence shows the limits of a smoking ban. ANYONE who promised, in a boozy fug of new-year righteousness, to give up smoking in 2007 will have more than just their friends to egg them on-the government is keen to help too. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, wh...

Benchmark High Court decision on tobacco control is welcomed14 Nov, 2006

Dear Editor, Ash Ireland welcomes a benchmark decision on the test purchase protocol, relating to tobacco, in the High Court last week. This protocol was developed by the Office of Tobacco Control and is implemented by Environmental Health Officers. The High Court (Mr Justice R...

Pub customers numbers up 11% 04 Jul, 2006

The study of 38 pubs throughout Dublin found that while staffing levels in pubs fell by almost 9% - 129 against 118 - after the ban was introduced in March 2004, 11% more customers visited the pubs - from an average of 59 to 66. It also found there was a huge reduction, 77.8%, in the number...

40,000 smokers would quit if price went up 10%01 Apr, 2006

Nearly 40,000 Irish people would quit smoking if the price of twenty cigarettes increased to €6.98. That is according to research done by the EU anti-smoking campaign, 'Help - for a life without tobacco', which shows that a 10% price increase in high income countries results in a 4% reducti...

Global study finds Ireland has some of the cleanest pubs in the world16 Mar, 2006

PRESS RELEASE Issue Date: Thursday, 16 March 2006 GLOBAL STUDY FINDS IRELAND HAS SOME OF THE CLEANEST PUBS IN THE WORLD Harvard Study Finds Irish Pubs Under Smoke-free Law in Ireland Show 91% Lower Indoor Air Pollution Than "Irish Pubs" in Cities Around the World...

Vintners Circumvent the Legislation and Encourage Smoking28 Feb, 2006

Statement from ASH Ireland 28 February 2006 Pre ASH Wednesday Statement   Vintners Circumvent the Legislation and Encourage Smoking ASH Ireland is seriously concerned about the proliferation of smoking rooms in many pubs in Dublin and around the country.  As many peop...

High compliance with the smoke-free workplace law means dramatic reduction in exposure to smoke 19 Aug, 2005

Smoking prevalence in Ireland falls to less than one-in-four from almost one-in-three in 1998 But Office of Tobacco Control (OTC) says no room for complacency in tobacco control as slight increase in the numbers smoking in recent months At today's (Monday, 10 October) launch of the OTC...

ASH Ireland Welcomes Positive Smoking Figures 19 Aug, 2005

ASH Ireland Welcomes Positive Smoking Figures - but is concerned that lack of Price Increases is set to Unravel all that has been achieved ASH Ireland has welcomed the positive smoking related statistics released to-day by the Office of Tobacco Control (OTC). These figures once again emp...

Study reveals a dramatic increase in number of young people who tried smoking between 11-1519 Aug, 2005

Several EU member states have alarmingly high smoking prevalence amongst young people and reducing smoking in youth is a crucial task for tobacco control. The EU anti-smoking campaign HELP - For a life without Tobacco - highlighted, in a major review of research, the alarmingly high numb...

One in six 11 year olds are smoking15 Aug, 2005

The "Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children Study" analysed smoking behaviour in adolescents from 35 European countries,  reveals that there is a dramatic increase in the number of young people who reported having tried smoking between the ages of 11 and 15. "There is a dramatic ...

World No Tobacco Day 31 May, 2005

INTERVENTION OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS CRUCIAL IN REDUCING 1500 LUNG CANCER DEATHS IN IRELAND. In Ireland 1500 people die from lung cancer every year and this figure will not drop for the next twenty years unless some of those who presently smoke give up their habit. Speaking on the...

Irelands first Dedicated Research Institute into a range of Tobacco Issues and Behaviours Launched07 Feb, 2005

Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children, Mr Seán Power TD, launched the Research Institute for a Tobacco Free Society in the Digital Hub, Dublin today (7th February). Minister Sean Power, who launched R.I.F.T.F.S. today said, "The Tobacco Free Research Institute will be...

Minister Sean Power's Address at RIFTFS Launch 01 Jan, 2005

Minister Sean Power, Chairman of RIFTFS, and Guests Good morning. I am delighted to be here this morning to say a few words on behalf of our Chairman, Dr Michael Boland, the Board Members and staff of the Office of Tobacco Control. Let me begin by extending on behalf of Dr. Boland his apolo...

Smoke ban a breathtaking success01 Mar, 2004

MOST bar owners and pub goers declared Ireland's smoking ban a breathtaking success today, a day after the country became the first in the world to outlaw tobacco in workplaces. Publicans, the government and anti-smoking activists agreed Ireland's largely trouble-free introduction of the...

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