Press Releases 2006

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...

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