Sunday Mirror (Northern Ireland)

Just stub out smoking habit

Time to pass crown to Charles Bingo call is lucky for some

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I had the great privilege of performing with

Ryan Tubridy on The

Late Late Show on

Friday night as the

Christmas season well and truly kicked off on

RTE. I will also be chatting to the wonderful Mary Kennedy on Nationwide tomorrow evening in one of her last interviews before her retirement from the show in

the new year.

Figures from the World Health Organisati­on show passive smoking kills 165,000 children a year and there are calls online for people not to smoke in front of children.

As a former smoker I believe it was right that lighting up in bars, restaurant­s and workplaces was

BOY ZONE Mike with close group of friends

Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall are definitely more modern than the rest of the British royal family. They seem to be very

so open, more so than Charles’ parents, maybe they are the key to saving the monarchy during this turbulent time banned. It is a hard addiction to overcome and it is complicate­d to ban people from having a cigarette in their home or garden.

When I started smoking, a packet of 10 cost about 90 pence and now 20 costs €12.70. Apart from the toll on your health, smoking hits you hard in the pocket. with the Prince Andrew scandal. There

down on is talk the queen might step

is her 95th birthday in 2021 and Charles currently acting as the shadow king.

a lot At 93, the queen has accomplish­ed

be so, just like in any other job, it would

aside no harm for her majesty to move in favour of new life and energy.

STEPPING OUT

I’m glad to see common sense prevailed and gambling laws that threatened the future of bingo here were shelved. For many, bingo is their big night out every week and it is something people look forward to. It would have been tough on fans to have their social life taken away from them. If it is what they enjoy doing, let them do it!

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HAIL MARY With Mary Kennedy

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