Council under fire over plans to give smokers ashtrays

A CAMPAIGN by Dublin City Council to tackle the problem of tobacco-related litter has left anti-smoking organisations and the Green Party fuming.

Yesterday’s launch of the campaign by the Lord Mayor of Dublin Councillor Royston Brady, which will see 20,000 free ashtrays distributed, was sharply criticised for facilitating cigarette smokers.

The €100,000 Butts Out programme aims to cut the number of cigarette ends on the streets of Dublin.