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Women ahead in over-45 smoking figures [Source: Irish Times] 

More women than men over the age of 45 are smoking, according to a report by the Office of Tobacco Control, which shows that older women, in particular, find it harder to quit than men.

The study shows that women are more likely to try to give up smoking but are less successful than men.

The report, Irish Women and Tobacco, shows females start smoking at a later age than males but keep on smoking later.

Dr Harry Comber, director of the National Cancer Registry, said the findings "suggest strongly that women need intensive, organised and prolonged support if they are to quit smoking and that the nature of this support may be different from that needed by men".

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