# vaping

Poll: Should vaping ads be banned on public transport?

A bill on the ban is set to be approved by Cabinet today.

19.9k

Nov 22nd 2022, 8:45 AM

Opinion: E-cigarettes are not part of the solution to a tobacco free Ireland

Professor Des Cox says it’s tempting to see e-cigarettes as a solution to smoking but he says that’s just not the case.

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Jul 30th 2022, 9:00 AM

GP: Why are we waging a war on e-cigarettes when they help smokers quit?

Dr Garrett McGovern argues that banning e-cigarette flavours will increase smoking harm and death and will not protect young people.

25.7k

Jul 21st 2022, 8:00 PM

Oireachtas Health Committee seek age restrictions on e-cigarettes and ban on flavourings

The committee asked the Minister for Health to look at other countries where ages for vaping and smoking are 21.

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Jul 18th 2022, 12:09 PM

# 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

Vaping reps will urge health committee not to ban flavoured nicotine products

A spokesperson for the vapers association argues that e-liquid flavours are of vital importance to vapers.

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Feb 14th 2022, 8:56 PM

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# Allegations

Suit filed against anti-smoking group over links to 'Big Tobacco'

Several accusations have been made by the former anti-smoking foundation’s director of social media.

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Jan 15th 2021, 9:40 PM

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

# PROHIBITED

Menthol cigarettes will be banned in Ireland from May

Minister Harris says there is evidence that menthol flavoured cigarettes may be more addictive.

79.0k

Jan 4th 2020, 6:30 AM

'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

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.

16.2k

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

37.6k

Nov 12th 2019, 7:52 AM

Poll: Should vaping be banned from workplaces?

Is this practice commonplace enough to make a ban by the government necessary?

26.2k

Nov 8th 2019, 10:28 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.

20.1k

Nov 8th 2019, 6:30 AM

# ecigs

Experts claim there is no evidence of a risk to the public from passive vaping

Passive smoking has long been known to have a negative impact on the public’s health.

10.4k

Oct 15th 2019, 5:33 PM

# EVALI

Death toll from vaping-related lung injury in US rises to 26 as health officials name mystery illness

Earlier this week, a 17-year-old became the youngest person to die from the illness.

46.8k

Oct 11th 2019, 10:32 PM

# vapourised

Taoiseach says workplace vaping ban will be considered if doctors advise it

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin questioned Varadkar on vaping in the Dail today.

11.1k

Oct 9th 2019, 1:08 PM

As vaping-linked injuries and deaths rise in the US, some Irish colleges are moving towards an all-out ban

18 deaths and 1080 injuries in the US have been linked to vaping.

25.0k

Oct 5th 2019, 10:00 PM

Harris hits out at politicians trying to get him to meet vaping company reps

The minister said tobacco companies are ‘despicable’ for targeting children with e-cigarettes.

28.4k

Oct 2nd 2019, 3:35 PM

Opinion: Is there now an argument for banning e-cigarettes in Ireland?

E-cigarettes are not harmless, but now is not the time for mass hysteria, writes Professor Des Cox.

21.7k

Sep 29th 2019, 1:00 PM

Poll: Should Ireland ban flavoured vapes?

Senator James Reilly has said flavoured vapes like bublegum and candy make the habit an attractive prospect for young people.

47.8k

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Sep 28th 2019, 9:47 AM

# e cigs

Massachusetts becomes first US state to introduce statewide ban on vapes

San Francisco in California had already adopted a similar citywide ban.

12.6k

Sep 25th 2019, 10:23 AM

Poll: Should vaping be banned on college campuses in Ireland?

The president of the University of Limerick has called on the government to take action.

26.1k

Sep 23rd 2019, 8:22 AM

# Banned

Walmart to stop selling electronic cigarettes at its stores

President Donald Trump has proposed a federal ban on flavoured e-cigarettes and vaping products.

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Sep 20th 2019, 10:45 PM

# 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

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

Several teenagers have been placed in medically induced comas.

20.6k

Sep 14th 2019, 7:30 AM

# Lung disease

Five people now believed to have died from vaping-related illnesses in the US

100s of other have reportedly become ill with a number of teenagers in induced comas as a result.

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Sep 7th 2019, 4:00 PM

# Interview

With Juul under the spotlight, meet the man taking its vaping products into the Irish market

Gareth Smyth talks vaping regulation, advertising and launching in Ireland.

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Sep 5th 2019, 1:12 PM

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.

76.3k

Aug 24th 2019, 7:56 AM

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

Decision to include vaping advice on official HSE website 'does not represent policy change'

A section on vaping has been added to the official quit.ie site.

11.4k

Mar 2nd 2019, 9:30 AM

# QUIT SMOKING

E-cigarette vaping causes skin wounds to heal more slowly - study

Studies have indicated that e-cigarettes aren’t necessarily healthy, but could be less damaging than normal cigarettes.

15.8k

Oct 20th 2018, 8:30 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.

15.1k

Aug 14th 2018, 2:53 PM

# lunch crunch

Poll: Would you like to see vaping banned in indoor public places?

Give it to us straight. Be honest.

33.9k

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Oct 24th 2017, 12:45 PM

'Abstinence-only approach to nicotine has created undue fears about alternatives'

We need truthful information on the relative risks of cigarettes compared to the various smoke-free alternative products, writes David T Sweanor.

14.1k

Oct 21st 2017, 8:30 AM