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[UK-Northern Ireland] DUP Politicans Clash Over Tobacco Packaging

Health minister Edwin Poots has endorsed the Westminster plan for plain standardised tobacco packaging, but North Antrim MP Ian Paisley said the idea was "ludicrous".
4NI-Northern Ireland on the Internet (uk)
added Aug 6, 2012 18:07
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[UK, UK-Northern Ireland] Paisley hands tobacco packaging letter to Health Secretary

North Antrim MP Ian Paisley has delivered an open letter, signed by 73 fellow MPs opposing measures for plain packaging on tobacco to Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt. The MP says the letter is a result of a long campaign to demonstrate to the Government t
Ballymena Times (uk)
added Feb 7, 2013 08:52
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[UK-Northern Ireland] McKEEVER: Cigarette smoking just plain senseless

Smoking belongs in the past. God help people who are addicted, it's hard to give up. But that doesn't mean we should keep making the things and profiting from another generation's misery. And politicians who can't show principled leadership don't deserve
Belfast Telegraph (uk)
added Jul 24, 2012 19:10
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[China, UK-Northern Ireland] 100kgs of smuggled tobacco concealed in shelves

A man was arrested after Customs officers foiled an attempt to smuggle 100 kilos of tobacco into Northern Ireland from China.
Belfast Telegraph (uk)
added Sep 22, 2012 08:50
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[Poland, UK-Northern Ireland] 40 contract jobs at Gallahers cigarette factory, Ballymena, relocated

Forty contract jobs at a County Antrim cigarette factory are being relocated to Poland and Romania. About 1,000 people are employed at the Gallahers cigarette factory at Lisnafillan in Ballymena. The company which runs the plant, JTI, said the relocati
BBC Online
added May 22, 2013 07:29
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[UK-Northern Ireland] Contraband cigarettes worth £300000 seized in Armagh

Irish Times (ie)
added Apr 23, 2013 14:46
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[UK-Northern Ireland] McKEEVER: All those so-called 'hard-hitting' ads to help us quit smoking are becoming a real drag

let's be honest, most heavy smokers cough up worse looking things into the wash hand basin after a good night out. Perhaps if smoking cigarettes was treated by society and by government as a drug addiction rather than a slightly dodgy social habit then
Belfast Telegraph (uk)
added Jan 1, 2013 11:55
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[UK-Northern Ireland] BBC News Gallaher cigarette factory owners JTI fined 150k after worker killed

JTI, the company which owns the Gallahers cigarette factory in Ballymena, has been fined £150,000 for health and safety breaches after a worker was killed at the plant. Trevor Allen, a 63-year-old maintenance engineer who had worked at the firm for over
BBC Online
added Oct 26, 2012 12:11
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[UK-Northern Ireland] Assembly Members Approve Tobacco Ad, Promo Ban

The new regulations are aimed at keeping young people from smoking.
National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS)
added Sep 12, 2012 12:12
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[UK-Northern Ireland] Displaying tobacco prices restricted under new legislation

The final of four pieces of legislation to regulate the tobacco industry in Northern Ireland will be tabled for debate in the Assembly today by Health Minister Edwin Poots.
Northern Ireland Executive
added Sep 11, 2012 17:57
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