Irish Rail have banned the use of electronic cigarettes on trains.
As there is no legislation around the use of electronic cigarettes, people have been free to use them everywhere. However, some organisations have taken it upon themselves to prohibit their use. On the back of customer feedback Iarnród Éireann have introduced a ban on the use of electronic cigarettes on all trains. The question remains however on how this ban can be fully enforced.
Cathal Mac Coille talks to Jane Cregan of Iarnród Éireann who says that the decision to ban electronic cigarettes on trains was a result of customer feedback. According to Cregan, customers and staff are not happy with others using e-cigarettes on trains. This follows the pattern across other European countries where e-cigarettes have been banned on trains.
Cregan argues that, while Irish Rail is not making any assumptions on the health implications of using e-cigarettes, they are acting simply out of the fact that some of their customers don't like them and feel comfortable in an environment that they are being used in.
| Title: | Irish Rail Bans Electronic Cigarettes |
| Clip Duration: | 00:01:56 |
| Material Type: | Audio |
| Clip Title: | No More E-Cigarettes on Trains |
| Series Title: | Morning Ireland |
| Information: | This interview was broadcast on Morning Ireland on RTÉ Radio One on 11 March, 2014. 'Morning Ireland' began broadcasting on 5 November, 1984. It is now broadcast on weekdays from 7.00 am to 9.00 am and is co-presented by various presenters. |
| Local Keywords: | Tobacco, Smoking Ban, E-cigarettes, Jane Cregan, Cathal Mac Coille, Morning Ireland |
| Coverage: | Ireland |
| Genre: | Factual |
| Topic: | Health |
| Provider: | RTÉ |
| Contributor(s): | Cathal Mac Coille (Presenter) |
| Publisher: | RTÉ |
| First Broadcast Channel: | RTÉ Radio One |
| Production Year: | 2014 |
| Country of Production: | Ireland |
| Original Identifier: | rcd11032014 |
| IPR Restrictions: | Rights Reserved - Free Access |
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| Item Type: | part/extract |
| Sound: | Mono |
| Language: | English (eng) |
