More shopkeepers caught selling tobacco to kids

However, the Inspection Service carried out far more checks on shops selling tobacco products last year than it did in 2008.

2,929 checks were carried during 2009 and a total of 53 shops were found to have been selling tobacco to children under the age of 16

They risked fines of up to 5,000.euros.

This compares to just 23 cases in 2008.

However, the real number of cases of tobacco being sold to youngsters is almost certainly much higher.

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