Put pictorial warnings on cigarettes now, says cancer group

THE Irish Cancer Society (ICS) has called on the Government to expedite the introduction of pictorial warnings on cigarette packets to drive home the message that smoking is harmful to health.

The call comes at a time when Health Minister Mary Harney has announced her intention to introduce further restrictions on the sale of cigarettes including:

* A ban on all in-store/point-of-sale advertising of tobacco products.