# Cigarettes

All time

# good boy

Harvey the dog has sniffed out €7,500 worth of cigarettes

Revenue seized the goods from a Polish man at Cork Airport.

10.5k

Jul 11th 2015, 7:45 PM

# Dangerous

Heard of 'Black Mount' and 'Jim's' cigarettes? They're available on the Irish black market...

Around two thirds of black market cigarettes in Ireland are ‘illicit whites’.

19.6k

Jun 11th 2015, 3:48 PM

# nice gal

A woman was caught on camera stubbing out her cigarette on a reporter's face

Charming!

4.2k

Jun 8th 2015, 3:02 PM

It's a good day for Revenue as 13 million cigarettes are seized in Dublin and Tyrone

The cigarettes were seized today as part of two separate operations in Dublin and Tyrone.

10.0k

May 28th 2015, 9:14 PM

# Smokes

Is tougher legislation needed for e-cigarettes?

That’s what the the Irish Cancer Society is calling for.

13.9k

148

Apr 17th 2015, 9:05 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Would you welcome plain pack cigarettes?

What do you think?

16.8k

102

Mar 31st 2015, 9:15 PM

# holy smokes

Here's what 10.3 million illegal cigarettes looks like

No word on whether ‘Don Corleone’ was the Godfather’s brand of choice.

12.4k

Mar 31st 2015, 11:39 AM

# Up In Smoke

Big Tobacco lobbied hard and aggressively... but lost anyway

Ireland’s new plain packaging laws have been the subject of much criticism from Big Tobacco – and legal threats.

17.9k

Mar 19th 2015, 6:00 PM

# smoke signals

John Player mix-up sees smokers get the wrong cigarettes in their packets

The factory say a production line error is the cause of a packaging mix-up.

32.2k

Mar 16th 2015, 6:00 AM

# War on Tobacco

Ireland has just passed laws to introduce plain packs, but when will they be in the shops?

The government expects a legal challenge to legislation passed by the Oireachtas today.

15.2k

Mar 3rd 2015, 6:11 PM

# not at all safe

Thieves steal entire safe in early-morning shop robbery

Three masked men carried out the raid at around 7am this morning.

17.7k

Feb 20th 2015, 3:05 PM

Voices

Why are tobacco companies opposing this so vigorously? They're afraid.

Multinational tobacco companies don’t want to see Ireland introduce plain packaging because they know it works, writes Minister James Reilly.

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Feb 20th 2015, 2:20 PM

# Lighten up

Why we should 'relax the smoking ban in bars and give smokers a break'

Finian McGrath believes that smokers are soft targets.

18.0k

102

Feb 18th 2015, 8:30 AM

# Dublin Airport

Man arrived from Barcelona with €200k of cannabis in luggage

In a separate operation, Revenue officers seized 7,400 cigarettes.

15.9k

Jan 23rd 2015, 8:15 PM

# lot of smokes

Casey the dog sniffs out 7.7 million cigarettes in 'breakfast cereal' boxes

The find is worth €3.5 million.

15.4k

Jan 21st 2015, 6:30 PM

# Quitting

9 reasons you should definitely quit smoking this year

It’s time.

21.9k

Jan 17th 2015, 1:03 PM

Voices

Opinion: Preparing for a smoke-free new year? Follow these tips for ditching tobacco

Stopping smoking is likely to give you a better quality of life, peace of mind and add years to your life.

128

Dec 24th 2014, 7:00 PM

Voices

Opinion: Opposition to 'vaping' adverts is knee-jerk moral outrage

Thousands of people die from smoking-related diseases every year in Ireland, but e-cigarettes can help them quit. So why are we trying to ban advertising them?

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102

Nov 15th 2014, 8:00 AM

# Inflation

We're paying more for alcohol, tobacco and dining out than this time last year

Higher health and motor insurance premiums are driving up inflation.

9.2k

Nov 13th 2014, 6:34 PM

# vaping on-air

Could e-cigarette ads like this showing smoking on air be coming to Irish TV?

Local sellers hope Ireland will follow the UK’s lead in featuring ‘vaping’ commercials on television.

10.7k

Nov 11th 2014, 3:35 PM

# vaping

E-cig ad will be the first since 1965 to show smoking on UK television

Previous incarnations of the advert were banned for being ‘too sexy’.

11.3k

Nov 10th 2014, 3:00 PM

Voices

Opinion: Plain cigarette packaging can save lives – we need to introduce it in Ireland

Plain packing would both reduce the level of consumption in current smokers AND discourage young people from starting in the first place.

191

Nov 3rd 2014, 8:00 AM

# Dublin Port

Irish man stopped while boarding ferry to Holyhead, €168,000 seized

A detention order for the man was granted today at the Criminal Courts of Justice.

23.4k

Oct 22nd 2014, 6:07 PM

# Prime Numbers

John Grisham, college fees, and Facebook: The week in numbers

Plus: How much has Mark Zuckerberg donated to the fight against Ebola?

8.9k

Oct 18th 2014, 7:30 PM

# Cigarettes and Alcohol

Cigarettes are going to cost €10 a packet from tomorrow

But there will be no change in the price of a pint.

19.7k

Oct 14th 2014, 4:47 PM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

2.9k

Oct 14th 2014, 4:47 PM

# objects of desire

Here are the 6 objects that scream 'Irish Budget'

Warning to governments: Children’s shoes should be avoided at all costs.

25.5k

Oct 11th 2014, 5:30 PM

# under warrant

‘EM@IL’ cigarettes and ‘Eastender’ tobacco seized in Limerick

An man in his 40s is helping gardaí with their inquiries.

18.1k

Oct 10th 2014, 12:45 PM

# Smoking

France to follow Ireland's lead with plain cigarette packaging

Ireland became the first country in Europe to commit to introducing standardised packaging in 2013.

10.9k

Sep 25th 2014, 8:21 PM

# dark days - black market

Here's what the economic crisis did for illegal cigarettes in Ireland

Short version: the crisis really, really helped illegal tobacco.

13.8k

Sep 22nd 2014, 6:45 AM

# dodgy smokes

This is what five million smuggled cigarettes looks like

They were found in a truck at Rosslare that had arrived from Cherbourg.

20.9k

Sep 12th 2014, 10:14 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Should we double the price of cigarettes?

South Korea wants to bring in an 80 per cent hike, and James Reilly has said a pack of 20 should cost €20. What do you think?

21.4k

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Sep 11th 2014, 9:55 AM

# stubbed out

Retailers might stop selling cigarettes if tobacco licence fee goes up

That’s according to the National Federation of Retail Newsagents.

12.1k

Sep 2nd 2014, 8:00 AM

# Caught

Man gets 3 months in jail after being caught cigarette smuggling at Dublin Airport yesterday

The 30-year-old appeared in court today after more than 16,000 cigarettes were found in his luggage.

17.4k

Aug 21st 2014, 6:46 PM

# Landmark

Cigarette company ordered to pay $23 billion to widow of smoker who died of lung cancer

Lawyers argued that the tobacco company was negligent in informing consumers of the dangers of smoking.

29.3k

102

Jul 20th 2014, 11:40 AM

# News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Thursday

Everyone’s talking about the cancelled Garth Brooks gigs, Enda in Germany and the price of cigarettes….

18.1k

Jul 3rd 2014, 11:15 PM

# War on Tobacco

James Reilly wants cigarettes to cost €1 each

The Health Minster says he would like to see a situation where cigarettes are a euro each.

16.7k

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Jul 3rd 2014, 2:00 PM

# Oireachtas agenda

What are the main issues surrounding fertility in Ireland?

The Health Committee will meet with representatives from the National Infertility Support and Information Group, but what else is happening in Leinster House today?

9.2k

Jul 3rd 2014, 9:00 AM