Scotland may follow Ireland’s lead in banning smoking from workplace

SCOTLAND’S first minister yesterday gave the strongest indication yet that the country would soon follow Ireland’s lead in introducing a workplace smoking ban.

Scotland may follow Ireland’s lead in banning smoking from workplace

Jack McConnell said during a visit to Dublin that the clear popularity of the ban and the level of compliance had been overwhelming and hugely influential.

“I am certainly more convinced now that at the very least something approaching an all-out ban is enforceable, practical and desirable in Scotland,” he said.

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