Ireland leads smoking ban for workers

IRELAND has taken the lead in protecting non-smokers from tobacco smoke pollution, a European Commission-funded report has said.

It now shares the top slot with Sweden — smoking in bars and restaurants was banned in Sweden in 2005 — a year after Ireland imposed a complete ban on smoking in all workplaces.

Results from the 27 EU countries also puts Ireland in the top slot for the quality of its anti-smoking law.