Media Links

U.S. Chamber of Commerce fights anti-smoking laws worldwide.  So what?  http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/public_health/US-Chamber-of-Commerce-fights-anti-smoking-laws-worldwide-So-what-.html#disqus_threadVis

 

Government prepared for law suit as Tobacco Bill passed http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/government-prepared-for-lawsuit-as-tobacco-bill-passed-1.2124939

 

“Last Week Tonight” show with John Oliver on the Tobacco Industry:

 

Plain packaging works: Australia shows fastest decline in smoking rates in over 20 years http://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/plain-packaging-works-australia-shows-fastest-decline-in-smoking-rates-in-over-20-years-1.1897156

 

Doctors in UK to lobby the government to ban the sale of cigarettes to anyone born after 2000 http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/jun/24/cigarette-ban-british-medical-association

 

Passive smoking causes irreversible damage to children’s arteries  http://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/passive-smoking-causes-irreversible-damage-to-children-s-arteries-1.1713268

 

Smoking during pregnancy falls by a third, report shows

http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/smoking-during-pregnancy-falls-by-a-third-report-shows-615256.html

 

UCD students vote for smoke-free campus  http://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/ucd-students-vote-for-smoke-free-campus-1.1549128

 

UCD and Trinity bidding to stub out campus smoking  http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/education/ucd-and-trinity-bidding-to-stub-out-campus-smoking-29620379.html

 

Tobacco giant Philip Morris ‘spent millions in bid to delay EU legislation’.  The Guardian.  7th September 2013.

http://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/sep/07/tobacco-philip-morris-millions-delay-eu-legislation

 

Five former Fine Gael aides working for tobacco industry, Irish Times, 9th September 2013                http://www.irishtimes.com/five-former-fine-gael-aides-working-for-tobacco-industry-1.1520426

 

Health charities call for tax increase on cigarettes, Irish Times, 6th September 2013  http://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/health-charities-call-for-tax-increase-on-cigarettes-1.1517412

 

“Why Is Obama Caving on Tobacco?” New York Times, 22nd August 2013  http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/23/opinion/why-is-obama-caving-on-tobacco.html?emc=eta1&_r=0

 

The Cost of a Smoker:  $5,816,  New York Times  http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/08/07/the-cost-of-a-smoker-5816/?emc=eta1&_r=0

 

Plain cigarette packaging increases urgency to quit  http://www.imt.ie/news/latest-news/2013/08/plain-cigarette-packaging-increases-urgency-to-quit.html

 

Reilly Accuses Tobacco Firms of Targeting Young People

http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/reilly-accuses-tobacco-firms-of-targeting-young-people-238538.html

 

Reilly sets target of just 5pc still smoking by 2025  http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/health/reilly-sets-target-of-just-5pc-still-smoking-by-2025-29450038.html

 

Cigarettes the butt of Kerry litter as council tackles issue

http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/cigarettes-the-butt-of-kerry-litter-as-council-tackles-issue-237634.html

 

The Tobacco Industry’s role in smuggling needs scrutiny  http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2013/06/13/the-tobacco-industrys-role-in-smuggling-needs-scrutiny/