Dublin bus commuters talk about the newly introduced smoking ban on buses.
Report begins with Shay Healy standing on the street smoking four cigarettes at once. Healy boards the bus and asks passengers, young and old for their opinions on the ban to varying levels of agreement and disagreement.
One interviewee raises the question of enforcement in light of the fact that many Dublin buses are now one-man buses. This concern is reinforced by the driver who states that it is difficult to control what passengers do on the upper saloon.
Another non-smoker passenger welcomed the ban as she would now be encouraged to sit upstairs on the bus where passengers had been previously allowed to smoke.
The Tobacco (Health Promotion and Protection) Act, 1988 banned smoking in public buildings, hospitals, public pharmacies, schools, banking halls, cinemas, restaurant kitchens, part of all restaurants, on public transport aircraft and buses, and some trains (Intercity trains provided smokers' carriages).
Title: |
No Smoking On Buses |
Clip Duration: |
00:01:59 |
Material Type: |
Video |
Clip Title: |
Tobacco Bus Ban |
Series Title: |
Evening Extra |
Information: |
This report from 17 February 1988 coincides with the introduction of a smoking ban upstairs on buses, National No Smoking Day and Ash Wednesday. Evening Extra was a nightly magazine programme which ran from Monday to Friday at 7pm on RTÉ 1. Evening Extra dealt primarily with current issues and people in the news. The first episode was aired on Monday 13 October, 1986 and it ran for 278 shows over 2 years until the final show on 29 April 1988. The programme had numerous presenters and reporters including Siobhan Cleary, Richard Crowley, Bibi Baskin, Aonghus McAnally and Shay Healy. |
Local Keywords: |
Tobacco, Smoking, Ban, Cigarettes, Shay Healy, Dublin Bus |
Coverage: |
Ireland, Dublin |
Topic: |
Health |
Contributor(s): |
Shay Healy (Reporter) |
Publisher: |
RTÉ |
First Broadcast Channel: |
RTÉ One |
Broadcast Date: |
17/02/1988 |
Production Year: |
1988 |
Country of Production: |
Ireland |
Original Identifier: |
P65/00088 |
IPR Restrictions: |
Rights Reserved - Free Access |
Rights, Terms and Conditions: |
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Item Type: |
part/extract |
Colour: |
Colour |
Sound: |
Mono |
Aspect Ratio: |
4:3 |
Language: |
English (eng) |
