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# Tobacco

Plain cigarette packaging should be introduced 'as soon as possible'

A coalition of health groups are meeting this morning to urge that upcoming legislation be enacted.

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Jan 23rd 2014, 9:02 AM

# Oireachtas agenda

Penalty points, parliamentary allowances and everything else happening in Leinster House today

What’s going on in Leinster House? Well, as you asked…

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Jan 23rd 2014, 9:00 AM

# Investigation

Pics: 100,000 cigarettes in unmarked boxes seized in Munster

The cigarettes were seized from a Ford Transit van on the Tipperary/Limerick border this afternoon.

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Jan 21st 2014, 5:51 PM

# Smoking

US health report finds cigarettes are more dangerous than ever

The report warns that smoking cigarettes can cause blindness, diabetes, erectile dysfunction and liver cancer.

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Jan 17th 2014, 12:15 PM

# Seizure

Revenue seize 22,000 cigarettes hidden in steel containers

Two people were arrested and a number of mobile phones and tablets were seized in a follow-up search.

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Jan 14th 2014, 8:27 AM

# Seizures

Revenue Commissioners seized a lot of drugs in 2013

In its report for 2013 published today, Revenue revealed that it seized drugs worth more than €44 million last year.

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Jan 7th 2014, 7:04 PM

# Smoke Breaks

Smokers spend an average of 25 minutes a day outside work smoking

And their non-smoking counterparts don’t like it…

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Jan 7th 2014, 7:00 AM

# Revenue

Man (29) arrested at Dublin Airport over cigarette smuggling

More than 16,000 cigarettes were seized from the man’s luggage after he arrived on a flight from Dubai earlier today.

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Jan 6th 2014, 4:20 PM

# no smoking

HSE says hospitals will be smoke-free by 2015

This will be the last year that people can light up a cigarette on hospital grounds.

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Jan 6th 2014, 3:56 PM

# Up In Smoke

Over 40 million cigarettes were seized last year

That figure represents a drop of over 50 million on 2012.

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Jan 6th 2014, 7:15 AM

# sponsored by hse quit

The 7 stages in the emotional rollercoaster of quitting smoking

There’ll be ups and downs, but it’s all worth it in the end.

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Jan 3rd 2014, 4:26 PM

# sponsored by the hse

Open thread: What is the best thing you've ever done?

Make quitting smoking one of them.

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Dec 30th 2013, 1:11 PM

# Cigarettes

New rules to restrict cigarettes bought into Ireland from certain EU countries

From January, those travelling from six EU member states will only be able to bring in 300 cigarettes without paying additional excise duty.

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Dec 25th 2013, 7:15 AM

# News Fix

Here’s What Happened Today: Wednesday

Everybody’s talking about the bad weather, bankers charged with €7.2 billion fraud, and Ian Watkins sentenced to 35 years in prison.

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Dec 18th 2013, 11:22 PM

# Cigarettes

Reilly: Tobacco industry wants to take me to court over plain packaging

The Minister for Health said it would be an “extraordinary society” which put the intellectual property rights of the tobacco industry ahead of the health of its citizens.

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Dec 18th 2013, 8:06 PM

# off the market

Cigarettes worth €20,000 seized in raids on Dublin houses

In a separate development, a Lithuanian national was detained with over 12,000 cigarettes and hit with a two week jail sentence.

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Dec 13th 2013, 5:31 PM

# Prime Numbers

Mandela, the NSA and amazeyballs: The week in numbers

Plus: How much does the average family with two children spend on childcare every year?

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Dec 7th 2013, 7:30 PM

# no smoke

E-cigarette manufacturers could face tough new restrictions

The measures could restrict the amount of nicotine allowed in electronic cigarettes, which have been marketed as a way for smokers to wean themselves off the habit.

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Nov 30th 2013, 7:45 AM

# Revenue

Customs have been busy this week, seizing tobacco, cocaine, cash and alcohol

Some of the seizures include 1.1 million cigarettes, 3,500 litres of spirits and 49 pellets of cocaine.

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Nov 29th 2013, 9:56 PM

# Seizure

Sniffer dog Harvey finds cigarettes, tobacco and cash for Revenue in Cork

An Irish male in his fifties is being questioned over the seizure.

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Nov 28th 2013, 6:16 PM

# Tobacco

Public hearings to be held on proposals to standardise cigarette packaging

The general scheme of the bill to standard packaging on cigarettes is to be the subject of public hearings by an Oireachtas committee.

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Nov 19th 2013, 9:06 PM

# Tobacco

Revenue seize 125,120 cigarettes in Rosslare and Dublin

The seizures took place at Rosslare Europort today and at Dublin Airport last Saturday

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Nov 4th 2013, 5:26 PM

# In Numbers

JobBridge, cigarettes and house prices: The week in numbers

Plus: Exactly how many Labour Party councillors have left the party because they disagree with its policies in government?

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Nov 2nd 2013, 10:00 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Good morning. Here are the nine stories you need to know this morning.

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Oct 27th 2013, 8:47 AM

# Smoking

Gardaí and Revenue given search powers to crack down on cigarette smuggling

Under a provision of the Finance Bill published today, authorities will be allowed to search “any bag or receptacle” that they reasonably believe contains an illegally smuggled tobacco product.

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Oct 24th 2013, 4:38 PM

# Court

Two women sentenced to prison over seized cigarettes

The Lithuanian nationals were sentenced for evasion and attempted evasion of duty.

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Oct 18th 2013, 9:57 PM

# Budget 2014

Cigarettes and lots of debt: 7 things in Budget 2014 that you may have missed

We’ve read the Budget documents so you don’t have to…

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Oct 16th 2013, 9:30 PM

# plain speaking

‘Why do they make smokes anyway?’: Tallaght schoolchildren have their say on new cigarette packaging

The new packs – which include graphic images of health problems that could be caused by smoking – are expected to be brought in next year.

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Oct 16th 2013, 3:44 PM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 It’s the day after the Budget, and it’s raining. More on those subjects, and everything else you need to know this morning…

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Oct 16th 2013, 8:38 AM

# Budget 2014

Cigarettes and pints up by 10 cent, wine up by 50 cent

If you smoke or drink, enjoy the price for the next nine hours or so – it is rising at midnight.

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Oct 15th 2013, 3:12 PM

Voices

Aaron McKenna: Anti-tobacco policies are lining criminals' pockets

It is not simple to change a societal behaviour – just ask the American prohibitionists – and plans to ban menthol and slim cigarettes will surrender money to criminal elements, writes Aaron McKenna.

Oct 12th 2013, 8:00 AM

# New York

Judge orders end to smoking ban in New York state parks

The ban had been put in place last February, but a judge has ordered it to come to an end.

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Oct 11th 2013, 9:06 PM

# PET DETECTIVE

Harvey the Revenue's sniffer dog uncovers tobacco worth €10k in Cork

The sniffer dog also uncovered €55,000 in cash, while a further €28,000 worth of cigarettes was also seized.

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Oct 11th 2013, 9:13 AM

# Black Market

Drogheda and Tallaght blackspots for illicit cigarettes

The research firm MS Intelligence examined discarded cigarette packs on the streets and in bins and found that Drogheda and Tallaght were the worst affected areas

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Oct 5th 2013, 8:45 AM

# Smoking

Tobacco industry 'needs to recruit 50 new smokers a day' to replace deceased and quitters

Research due to be launched by Minister James Reilly today found that teens are drawn to cigarettes in attractive packages because of the image they create.

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Sep 19th 2013, 7:55 PM