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Tue 06 Jun 2007Calls for ban on all public smokingResearchers and activists are calling for the smoking ban to be extended to all public spaces, writes Erin Golden.By most accounts, Ireland's three-year-old workplace smoking ban has been an unprecedented success, dramatically reducing indoor second-hand smoke levels and laying the groundwork for other countries looking to develop their own smoking control policies.