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New Zealand have banned the sale of tobacco to anyone born on or after 1 January 2009

New Zealand passed into law a plan to stamp out tobacco smoking over time by imposing a lifetime ban on young people buying cigarettes – Should Ireland follow suit? Ciara spoke to a Consultant in pediatric respiratory medicine at Children's Health...

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08.00 14 Dec 2022


New Zealand have banned the sale of tobacco to anyone born on or after 1 January 2009


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New Zealand passed into law a plan to stamp out tobacco smoking over time by imposing a lifetime ban on young people buying cigarettes – Should Ireland follow suit?

Ciara spoke to a Consultant in pediatric respiratory medicine at Children's Health Ireland and Chair of the Policy Group on Tobacco at Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, Des Cox, and also the Spokesman of smokers' rights organization, Forest – John Mallon.


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