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Tobacco giant Philip Morris ordered to pay Australian government millions
The order comes after the failed attempt to sue the country over its plain packaging laws.
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Jul 11th 2017, 11:52 AM
Almost 6,000 people in Ireland died from the effects of smoking in 2016
Ash Ireland today urged people to consider giving up smoking in the new year.
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Dec 27th 2016, 1:48 PM
Tobacco company's attempt to sue Australia "an abuse of rights"
Tobacco giant Philip Morris had taken the action over plain-packaging.
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May 17th 2016, 8:51 AM
Hikes in prices, menthols to be banned and plain packaging - cigarettes took a big hit this week
A range of measures across the world signal big changes to how tobacco is sold.
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May 7th 2016, 7:30 AM
A tobacco giant's legal challenge against plain packaging has been rejected
Philip Morris accused Australia of using a procedural issue to avoid addressing the legality and effectiveness of plain packages, calling the move “regrettable”.
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Dec 18th 2015, 6:36 PM
There's now THREE tobacco giants threatening to sue the government
Philip Morris is threatening legal action.
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Mar 11th 2015, 4:25 PM
Ireland's plain packaging laws got a mention on American TV over the weekend
The tobacco companies didn’t come out looking too clever.
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Mar 10th 2015, 8:25 PM
Big Tobacco says plain-packaging laws are a 'failure' - are they telling the truth?
We sift through the facts and fiction on the government’s anti-smoking plan.
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Mar 8th 2015, 9:50 AM
Government has paid €4 million to firms linked to Big Tobacco since 2013
James Reilly oversaw a €300,000 contract involving a law firm that had represented the tobacco industry when he was Health Minister.
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Mar 3rd 2015, 10:20 PM
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.
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Mar 3rd 2015, 6:11 PM
Here's everything you need to know about business this week
Everyone was talking about rental prices, plain packaging and newspaper figures.
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Feb 21st 2015, 4:50 PM
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
Big Tobacco is threatening James Reilly but plain packs 'will be in shops by May 2017'
Minister James Reilly said he “must drive forward” the legislation.
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Feb 17th 2015, 7:38 PM
Chocolate or cigarettes? This is how these scientists prove plain packaging tobacco works
New research finds plain packaging reduces ‘cigarette-seeking’ by almost 10%.
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Feb 11th 2015, 10:15 PM
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.
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Sep 25th 2014, 8:21 PM
Tobacco company questions how much plain packaging will cost the State
TDs are due to debate a bill paving the way for plain packaging later this week.
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Jun 29th 2014, 3:16 PM
It's official: Ireland will be the first country in the EU to bring in plain packaging on cigarettes
“Cigarette packets will no longer be a mobile advertisement for the tobacco industry,” said Minister James Reilly.
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Jun 10th 2014, 10:00 PM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
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Jun 10th 2014, 4:52 PM
Government 'should consider banning cigarette sales after 6pm'
An Oireachtas Committee has produced a detailed and wide-ranging report on the proposal to introduce plain packaging for cigarettes.
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Apr 3rd 2014, 1:45 PM
Cigarette company unveils scary-looking anti plain-pack website
The site — designed in stark yellow, grey and white colouring — sets out the industry’s arguments against James Reilly’s crackdown on tobacco marketing.
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Feb 20th 2014, 11:45 AM
Tobacco bosses told: 'You represent an illness industry, it's payback time'
The bosses of the cigarette companies maintain that plain tobacco packaging will boost illegal sales.
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Feb 13th 2014, 1:10 PM
Counterfeit cigarette packs 'so good' professionals can't tell the difference
The Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Bill 2013 was discussed by the Oireachtas today with a focus on the impact it could have on the black market.
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Jan 23rd 2014, 3:15 PM
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
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
Column: The tobacco industry promotes a killer product – we should limit all interactions with it
More and more countries are attempting to introduce anti-smoking laws – and the multi-billion euro tobacco industry is responding by launching long, cripplingly expensive legal challenges. Ireland should not let itself by bullied, writes Senator John Crown.
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Dec 18th 2013, 1:00 PM
‘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
Reilly working towards 'smoke-free' Ireland by 2025
The Health Minister’s vowing to continue his war on smoking – and says cigarettes are the only freely available product he knows of that can kill the user.
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Jul 26th 2013, 8:25 AM