Finian McGrath will not give up smoking

Finian McGrath has come under fire for his “unhelpful and irresponsible” comments on smoking.

The Irish Cancer Society, the anti-smoking organisation Ash, and opposition parties all hit out at the super junior minister, who has refused to promise to stop smoking despite taking up a role at the Department of Health.

“We are not all superhumans,” he said. “We all have frailties and we have to accept that’s life and that’s part of life.”