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Thirty-eight venues prosecuted over Irish smoke ban 

Thirty-eight pubs, hotels and restaurants in Ireland were prosecuted last year for breaches of the smoking ban, latest figures have revealed.

Out of 7,033 inspections of pubs, bars and clubs, 87 per cent of premises were compliant, the Office of Tobacco Control Annual Report 2007 showed.

Overall 43 cases were brought after a total of nearly 29,000 inspections of all workplaces by environmental health officers. Four cases related to taxi companies and one to a public building.

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