Ireland’s workplace smoking ban, implemented 20 years ago, saved more than 3,700 lives in the first three-and-a-half years. Tánaiste Micheál Martin, who introduced the legislation, highlighted its impact on public health. Despite its success, there is still work to be done in the fight against smoking and vaping. The Irish Heart Foundation advocates for raising the legal age for the sale of tobacco and vaping products and implementing bold measures to reduce smoking rates among teenagers. The ban has been praised as one of the most important pieces of legislation in Ireland’s history, with its lifesaving impact recognized globally.
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Ireland marks 20 years of workplace smoking ban
