The idea was initially met with much skepticism by the Irish who traditionally had a worldwide image as a land of drinkers and smokers. However despite the this early uncertainty, the ban has been a huge success. Cigarettes sales have fallen by as much as 60\% in Pubs ; with the countries biggest tobacco brand, Gallaher  reporting an overall drop in sales of 7.5\%. The Taoiseach Bertie Ahern announced earlier this month that over 7,000 had given up smoking in the past twelve months. A survey by the Irish Department of Health showed 82\% supported the ban. Anti-smoking lobby groups such as ASH had been calling for a ban for many years prior to the Governments initiative.
The idea was initially met with much skepticism by the Irish who traditionally had a worldwide image as a land of drinkers and smokers. However despite this early uncertainty, the ban has been a huge success. Cigarettes sales have fallen by as much as 60\% in Pubs , with the country's biggest tobacco brand, Gallaher , reporting an overall drop in sales of 7.5\%. The Taoiseach Bertie Ahern announced earlier this month that over 7,000 had given up smoking in the past twelve months. A survey by the Irish Department of Health showed 82\% supported the ban. Anti-smoking lobby groups such as ASH had been calling for a ban for many years prior to the Government's initiative.
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