Co Mayo taxi driver fined for smoking in his vehicle

A Co Mayo man has become the first taxi driver in the country to be fined for smoking in his vehicle.

Peter Edwards, from Rathkip, was caught smoking by a health service inspector at a taxi rank in Ballina last February.

He pleaded guilty to breaching the smoking ban yesterday and was ordered to pay €250 to the Irish Cancer Society and €300 in costs incurred by the Health Services Executive.