News Index

Budget 2005 response
07/December/2005
ASH Ireland disappointed with budget statement

ASH Ireland Welcomes Positive Smoking Figures
10/October/2005
ASH Ireland has welcomed the positive smoking related statistics released by the Office of Tobacco Control (OTC). These figures once again emphasise the success of the Workplace Smoking Legislation - and its positive impact on the health of the nation.

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Norwegian Tobacco Research Confirms Our Worst Fears
22/September/2005
Research conducted by the National Health Screening service in Norway, due to be published today, confirm our worst fears in relation to tobacco use.

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Death of Sir Richard Doll
25/July/2005
Sir Richard Doll,the first leading authority to find a proven link between lung cancer and cigarette smoking died yesterday, aged 92.

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Health Professionals encouraged to be pro-active on the Dangers of Tobacco Use
30/May/2005
ASH Ireland can confirm that as part of World No Tobacco Day, tomorrow the 31st May 2005, the World Health Organisation (W.H.O) has encouraged all health professionals to help people change their behaviour in regard to tobacco use.

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ASH Congratulates Minister Martin on Gold Medal Award
25/July/2005
ASH Ireland wishes to congratulate Minister Michéal Martin on his receipt of the Gold Medal Award from the Smoke Free Europe 2005 Organisation in Luxembourg this afternoon. Minister Martin received this award for his outstanding leadership, during the introduction of the workplace smoking legislation in Ireland last year.

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Press Statement from ASH Ireland
10/May/2005
ASH Ireland has noted a call from the Vintners Federation of Ireland for some flexibility in regard to the smoking legislation.

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One Year On Less Smoke 97 percent Success
28/March/2005
One year after the introduction of the workplace smoking legislation - the smoke from the often-heated debate has cleared.

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Government must sign up to Framework Convention for Tobacco Control
08/February/2005
Report finds that 25 million Europeans have died in the last 50 years because of smoking

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Why should I be worried
23/August/2005
Only 15 per cent of the smoke from a cigarette is inhaled by the smoker - the rest goes into the surrounding air and other people can breathe it in. Breathing air which contains tobacco smoke can be bad for your health.

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