Council may ban smoking in playgrounds across County Cork

A SMOKING ban may be introduced in all playgrounds in Co Cork in an effort to discourage children from taking up the habit in later life.

Cllr Deirdre Forde (FG) is to table a motion at a meeting in County Hall today to have the ban added to the draft bylaws which are currently being prepared by local authority officials.

The Fine Gael councillor said she had been contacted on the issue by the anti-smoking lobby Ash Ireland and was happy to move the motion on their behalf in an attempt to reduce cigarette addiction in future generations.