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New Zealand has made itself the best country for those in sex work (www.the-independent.com)

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[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I didn't know that Ireland was ahead on this. A quick search confirms that this wiki page exists: Smoking in Ireland.

Public opinion is in favour of the bans on smoking which are in place in Ireland.

[–] FarraigePlaisteach@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

There was a lot of scepticism at the time. We didn't think the pubs would obey or that the state could enforce it. But the next day it went of without a hitch, from what we could tell anyway.