# Tobacco

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# Organised Crime

Almost 2,000,000 cigarettes seized in huge cross border operation

A processing plant, millions of cigarettes, cash and a van was seized.

8.4k

Feb 4th 2015, 7:56 AM

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.

122

Dec 24th 2014, 7:00 PM

# Stung

600,000 dodgy Marlboro cigarettes found hidden under flip-flops

They were hidden in a crate of “safety footwear.”

9.1k

Nov 28th 2014, 2:18 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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Nov 15th 2014, 8:00 AM

# Tuberculosis

Irish scientists have figured out ANOTHER way smoking is bad for you

Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have discovered exactly how smokers are more at risk of TB.

15.1k

Nov 14th 2014, 6:15 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

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

# motor-vated

Cars, furniture and electrical goods: These are a few of our favourite things

Products that people stopped buying during the recession are back on shopping lists.

10.0k

Oct 29th 2014, 4:25 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

# 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

# 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

# Cracking down

WHO calls for ban on smoking e-cigarettes indoors

The organisation has called for measures to be taken against the devices until further research is conducted.

14.5k

Aug 26th 2014, 1:37 PM

# Tobacco

Irish Cancer Society accuses tobacco companies of enabling illegal trade

The accusations come after a report from the Revenue Commissioners into illegal tobacco flooding Ireland.

6.5k

Aug 21st 2014, 12:01 PM

# customs seizure

Revenue dogs Casey, Meg and Holly sniff out illegal cigarettes and alcohol worth €20,000

Customs agents were helped in their pursuit by detection dogs, Casey, Meg and Holly.

7.0k

Jul 29th 2014, 5:56 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

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Jul 20th 2014, 11:40 AM

# 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

# Health

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.

9.9k

Jun 29th 2014, 3:16 PM

# Customs

Plant stimulant and cigarettes seized in operations targeting tobacco black market

The items seized today have a total value of around €50,000.

7.2k

Jun 3rd 2014, 5:58 PM

Voices

Opinion: E-Cigarettes – is ‘vaping’ in front of our children socially acceptable?

Yes, you’ve done fantastically well to ween yourself down from a Grade 1 carcinogen to the equivalent of weed killer. But that doesn’t make it OK vape in front of my three-year-old.

1.3k

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May 17th 2014, 7:00 PM

# Health

Senators pass law banning smoking in cars with children - and the government's backing it

The bill now moves to the Dáil where it will have government support.

9.7k

Apr 17th 2014, 3:19 PM

# Up In Smoke

40,000 cigarettes seized at Cork Airport

The cigarettes had a retail value of almost €19,000 and a potential loss to the Exchequer of €14,500.

8.3k

Apr 14th 2014, 2:00 PM

# plain packaging

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.

13.6k

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Apr 3rd 2014, 1:45 PM

# Cigarettes

Smoking bans linked with a fall in premature births

A study published today shows such bans are also linked to a similar fall in the hospitals visits by children wit asthma.

5.5k

Mar 28th 2014, 6:45 AM

# Tobacco

Heart attacks fell by more than 10 per cent after the workplace smoking ban

This Saturday marks the tenth anniversary of the ban’s implementation.

8.6k

Mar 24th 2014, 12:46 PM

# Seized

Cigarettes hidden in 12 suitcases seized at Cork Airport

Officers stopped and searched four men as they disembarked a flight from Wroclaw last night.

16.1k

Mar 17th 2014, 6:01 PM

# Fine Gael Ard Fheis

8 things we learned at the Fine Gael Ard Fheis

The biggest party in the State gathered in south Dublin this weekend, and here’s what we found out…

18.1k

Mar 1st 2014, 9:30 PM

# Fine Gael Ard Fheis

'Hands off our children, you're not getting them': Fine Gael debates smoking and e-cigarettes

There were plenty of strong words for tobacco companies on the opening night of the Fine Gael Ard Fheis in Dublin.

14.4k

Feb 28th 2014, 10:16 PM

# Up

Another rise in consumer prices. The main drivers? College fees & alcohol

The hike in college fees last October translated into a 4.6 per cent rise in education costs over the last 12 months.

8.5k

Feb 20th 2014, 12:24 PM

# Smoking

It's highly likely there will be a legal challenge to plain tobacco packaging, says Law Society

The director general of the Law Society said Ireland would be setting a precedent in Europe.

7.7k

Feb 13th 2014, 3:40 PM

Voices

Column: We owe it to the next generation to fight tobacco with everything we've got

How can we protect our young people from the tactics of the tobacco industry? The answer is simple: plain packaging, writes Kathleen O’Meara.

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Feb 13th 2014, 7:00 AM

# long-haul hauls

Cannabis from Canada, cigarettes from Moldova... A busy 48 hours for the customs service

Six people have been arrested following a series of raids around the country.

12.0k

Feb 7th 2014, 3:21 PM

# stubbed out

'Operation Cigar' leads to seizure of 85 kilos of tobacco and nearly 4,000 cigarettes

One non-Irish national man was arrested in the seizure.

7.0k

Feb 6th 2014, 5:30 PM

# Cigarettes

US pharmacy chain to stop selling tobacco products in €1.5bn move

Cigarettes and other tobacco products will no longer be sold in any of the CVS’s 7,600 stores from later this year.

12.5k

Feb 5th 2014, 1:58 PM

# World Cancer DAy

There will be 60 per cent more cases of cancer by 2030, UN warns

The United Nations report highlights a regional imbalance in the rise, as well as a link to sales drives by tobacco companies.

4.7k

Feb 4th 2014, 9:14 AM

# Black Market

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.

10.6k

Jan 23rd 2014, 3:15 PM

# 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.

5.9k

Jan 23rd 2014, 9:02 AM