Where there’s smoke…there’s a ban

It's like a breath of fresh air for non-smoking visitors to bars and restaurants in Ireland, Italy, Malta and Sweden thanks to smoking bans there. Ireland was the first EU state to implement a comprehensive ban in enclosed workplaces in March 2004. The rest followed in 2005 and other countries are set to join them. The main aim of the law is to protect third persons, particularly workers, from the harmful effects of second-hand tobacco smoke.