By Tara Trevaskis Hoskin Plans set out in the University’s sustainability strategy for 2020-25 to make NUI Galway a smoke-free campus by 2021 have been deferred to September of this year. This particular action is part of the Health and Wellbeing section within the strategy and aims to prohibit smoking on campus. The strategy states that the campus would become … [Read more...] about University rolls back on tobacco ban plan
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Final Year Diary with Tom Molloy
By Tom Molloy Hi, everyone, and welcome back to the eighth edition of my Final Year Diary. I’m writing this on Valentine’s Day, February 14th. It was February 14th last year when I finally gave up smoking. It may have helped that we were in and out of lockdowns for 48 of those 52 weeks. It most definitely helped that I’ve had the unconditional support of a certain person. … [Read more...] about Final Year Diary with Tom Molloy
Teen vaping: a new epidemic
By Olivia Hanna According to the Irish Examiner, teen smoking rates have decreased by 28 per cent over the past 20 years. This is no doubt a result of the increasing awareness of the harsh consequences of tobacco inhalation and government efforts such as taxation. But as tobacco smoking has seen a decline, a new market has opened up: vaping. Vaping grew in popularity as a … [Read more...] about Teen vaping: a new epidemic