Labour is considering extending the indoor smoking ban to outdoor areas such as playgrounds, schools and hospitals after making a U-turn on plans to ban smoking in pub gardens. When the ban was first ...

DUBLIN, Ireland -- A once unthinkable change is coming to one of the social hubs of Ireland: The pub is going smoke free. Bowing to health concerns, the government said Thursday that it will ban ...

GALWAY, Ireland -- The smoke of rebellion rose across Ireland on Wednesday as a handful of pubs let customers light up in defiance of a government ban. Health Minister Micheal Martin promised to ...

Smoking rules could soon become more strict in Europe, with the UK reportedly considering a possible ban on smoking on pub and restaurant terraces and the European Commission set to propose new ...

Sir Keir Starmer is set to drop a proposed ban on smoking in pub and restaurant gardens, it’s been reported. Smokers will still be barred from lighting up outside hospitals and schools, under plans ...