Ireland Begins Tough No-Smoking Campaign
<i> Reuters</i>
DUBLIN, Ireland —
The Irish launched a crackdown on smokers Tuesday with offenders fined $150 if they break new anti-smoking laws.
Smoking has been banned in theaters, trains, buses, air and ferry ports, libraries and schools. Restaurants have been ordered to set up no-smoking areas.
The proportion of Irish smokers has dropped from 45% of the population 15 years ago to about 27% today, but health authorities are concerned that the rate of decline has slowed.
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