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28.03.2024. 20th anniversary smoking ban . 20th Anniversary - Ireland Smoking Ban. Pictured (20 Year olds) (LtoR) Faye Brassil, Tanaiste Micheál Martin TD , Sarah Doyle and Erin Rock outside Government Buildings at the Anniversary of the Ireland Smoking Ban which on 29 March 2004 the Irish Government, introduced the Public Health (Tobacco) Act banning smoking in all workplaces, bars and restaurants.
Smoking rates are down from 27% in 2004 to 18% since then, with 800,000 fewer smokers today, and 74 countries have followed Ireland’s example and banned smoking indoors. Photo: Sam Boal /Collins Photos
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