Cigarette sales in Ireland down 25% over past 5 years

The number of cigarettes sold in Ireland has dropped by nearly a quarter over the past five years, according to a report. It’s 15 years since Ireland became a world leader overnight when the first workplace smoking ban was introduced.

And a new report by Euromonitor International has revealed the country is continuing to see steady drops in the sale of cigarettes over the past five years. The new Euromonitor figures reveal Irish people smoked their way through 736 cigarettes or nearly 37 packets per capita in 2013.