Smokers to get butts off street

BRANDED the country’s latest litter louts, smokers claim they now want to clean up their act.

Eight out of 10 smokers who took part in a nationwide survey said they wanted to take responsibility for littering our streets.

The survey, by British-based ashtray manufacturer Stubbi, shows 60% of Irish smokers admit to dropping cigarette butts on the street since the smoking ban was introduced at the end of March.