WE were shocked to read about the unfortunate circumstances of young Tristan Dowse in the article by Ann McElhinney (Irish Examiner, April 15).

Health Minister Micheál Martin has vowed to fight a legal challenge to the workplace smoking ban that has been lodged by a Cork-based hackney driver.

A Cork-based hackney driver has reportedly lodged a challenge against the constitutionality of the Government’s workplace smoking ban.