# e-cigarettes

# vaping

Selling e-cigarettes to under 18s will carry a €4,000 fine and possibly six months in prison

The Government is not considering an outright ban on vaping right now.

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May 2023

# counterproductive

'Banning vaping will just lead to more smokers'

Experts have told The Journal that Ireland should not follow Australia in banning the products.

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May 7th 2023, 8:00 AM

# vaping

Australian retail stores to be banned from selling vapes

The country’s tobacco tax will also be increased by billions of dollars in a smoking crackdown, the health minister said.

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May 2nd 2023, 11:04 AM

Last month

April 2023

# juul

Vape company to pay €420 million settlement over illegal marketing of products to children in US

It follows an earlier $438.5 million Juul settlement with 34 other US states.

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Apr 13th 2023, 9:56 AM

Last year

2022

# cabinet sign-off

Vaping product ads to be banned on public transport under new law

The sale of e-cigarettes at events where children are present will also be prohibited.

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Nov 22nd 2022, 1:05 PM

THE MORNING LEAD

Disposable vapes will 'get a whole new generation of people addicted to nicotine', expert warns

A report by

Jamie McCarron

The HSE does not recommend vaping as a method of quitting smoking.

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Jun 30th 2022, 12:05 AM

# e-cigarettes

Vaping reps deny products like 'Dr Frost Lemonade Fizz' and 'Vampire vape' are aimed at children

The Oireachtas Health Committee today heard submissions from thee members of the Irish Vape Vendors Association.

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Feb 15th 2022, 1:46 PM

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# vaping

Adolescents who use e-cigarettes three-to-five times more likely to start smoking, new review says

The Health Research Board’s review will help inform Department of Health policy.

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Oct 12th 2020, 9:12 AM

# vaping

'We're on to you': Harris says flavoured e-cigarettes target children and he wants them banned

Some vaping packaging is trying to make it attractive to children, according to the health minister.

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Dec 9th 2019, 5:41 PM

# vaping

HSE checking all Irish vaping products for ingredient linked to US illnesses

More than 1,000 cases of vaping-related lung illnesses have been reported in the US, with 42 confirmed deaths in 24 states.

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Nov 19th 2019, 12:05 AM

# children's health

Simon Harris considering banning ads for vaping products near schools and playgrounds

Measures to restrict alcohol advertisements around children came into effect this week.

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Nov 14th 2019, 7:08 AM

# lung failure

British teenager ended up on life support after suffering respiratory failure linked to vaping

At 16 years old, he required an exterior artificial lung to put oxygen into the blood

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Nov 12th 2019, 7:52 AM

# e-cigarettes

'Bear it in mind': Harris was contacted about vaping by minister and FG colleague

The Health Minister has said he has no intention of meeting with vaping companies.

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Nov 8th 2019, 6:30 AM

# Ontario

Canada reports first hospitalisation for vaping-related illness

It follows a similar outbreak in the US that has killed seven people.

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Sep 18th 2019, 10:49 PM

# vaping

Irish doctors monitoring US warnings about e-cigs after lung disease outbreak

Several teenagers have been placed in medically induced comas.

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Sep 14th 2019, 7:30 AM

# vaping

Patient's death could be first linked to vaping in US, health officials say

Officials are trying to find the cause of a respiratory illness in up to 200 more people.

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Aug 24th 2019, 7:56 AM

# Smoking

New legislation to ban sale of e-cigarettes to people under the age of 18

The legislation will be considered by government in September.

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Jul 29th 2019, 6:15 AM

# Banned

San Francisco becomes first major US city to ban e-cigarette sales

The legislation does not restrict the use of vaping products – only sales, manufacturing and distribution.

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Jun 26th 2019, 8:56 AM

# vaping

Teen vapers are more likely to use sweet-flavoured e-cigarettes than adult vapers, study finds

The US Food and Drug Administration has declared youth e-cigarette use as an epidemic in the country.

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Mar 18th 2019, 11:00 AM

Voices

Opinion: 'E-cigarettes may be an effective tobacco cessation tool but at what cost to society'?

‘We don’t want to solve the problems of current smokers by creating a whole new generation of smokers that the tobacco companies can prey on,’ writes Dr Des Cox.

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Mar 2nd 2019, 6:15 AM

# QUIT SMOKING

First trial shows e-cigarettes are more effective than nicotine patches and gum for quitters

Currently, 10% of Irish ex-smokers use e-cigarettes.

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Jan 31st 2019, 12:05 AM

# Study

E-cigarette vapour can damage immune system in lungs, study suggests

Some of the effects were similar to those seen in regular smokers and people with chronic lung disease.

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Aug 14th 2018, 2:53 PM

# Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Smoking, vaping or even having nicotine patches during pregnancy may increase the risk of cot death

New research shows that babies can be at an increased risk of cot death if exposed to cigarettes or e-cigarette smoke while in the womb.

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Jul 21st 2018, 11:00 AM

# Money Money Money

Offering free patches to employees who smoke doesn't help them quit - but giving them money does

A new US study found workers were three times more likely to quit if there was a financial incentive.

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May 27th 2018, 3:30 PM

# vaping

Researchers warn pregnant women that vaping might lead to increased asthma risk

The warning comes after researchers claimed to have found a link between vaping and an increased risk of asthma in offspring.

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Sep 12th 2017, 6:20 AM

# how to quit

Here's the official advice on how to quit smoking (and it doesn't include vaping)

Ireland’s health authority has recommended that the government wait for more studies before endorsing e-cigarettes.

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Apr 10th 2017, 5:30 PM

# lighting up

This is the number of 'current smokers' in Ireland today

A new report differentiates between occasional and daily smokers.

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Mar 15th 2017, 4:31 PM

# Quitting

Vaping is 'far safer than smoking'

New research found those who switched to vaping had reduced toxins and carcinogens in their bodies.

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Feb 7th 2017, 10:04 AM

# tackling addiction

Success of e-cigarettes cautiously backed by Hiqa report

Data from Healthy Ireland reveals that 29% of smokers currently use e-cigarettes as an aid to quitting smoking.

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Jan 5th 2017, 4:00 PM

# smoke n mirrors

Giving up cigarettes? Vaping might not be the solution

Make sure you’re aware of the possible risks before taking up e-cigarettes.

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Jan 1st 2017, 2:45 PM

# e-cigarettes

New research suggests e-cigarettes could be harmful to gums

More research is needed, however.

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Dec 26th 2016, 7:00 AM

# Smoking

Flavoured cigarettes banned in Ireland from today

Regulation of e-cigarettes will also be enforced from today.

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May 20th 2016, 2:27 PM

# unhappy meal

How bookies, e-cigarettes and kids meals can advertise changes today

Food advertisements and ads for health and beauty products will now also be subject to more stringent examinations.

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Mar 1st 2016, 6:07 AM

# e-cigarettes

Vaping is about 95% less harmful than smoking

The report is the first to show that e-cigarettes are less harmful than tobacco smoking.

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Aug 19th 2015, 10:52 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Should e-cigarettes be banned from the workplace?

Or should they be tolerated?

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Apr 18th 2015, 8:30 AM

# Smokes

Is tougher legislation needed for e-cigarettes?

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

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Apr 17th 2015, 9:05 AM

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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Nov 15th 2014, 8:00 AM