Smoking at work rife, poll finds

CLOSE to a third of Irish people say they are exposed to tobacco smoke in the workplace, despite the ban that came into force five years ago, according to an EU-wide survey.

More than a quarter of smokers surveyed admitted to smoking inside their homes, exposing partners and children to the effects of passive smoking.

About half of those exposed to smoke at work said the situation lasted for up to five hours a day, though a few said they worked in a smoky atmosphere for longer than that.