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Why was smoking so popular?
13 minutes Posted Oct 7, 2026 at 2:10 pm.
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After yesterday’s Budget 2027 announcements, cigarettes are now over €20 a pack, the highest cost in Europe. With cigarettes being pushed out of the zeitgeist more and more, some generations are looking back on smoking with a hint of nostalgia.

Why was it so ubiquitous?

John Dolan, Journalist with the Examiner and Echo joins Seán to discuss.