Tag: Ireland
Ireland Discards Proposed Vape Tax in the Name of Tobacco Harm...
Research has indicated that increasing vape taxes can lead to higher smoking rates, particularly among young adults.The Irish Minister for Finance, Michael McGrath, has...
Ireland Announces Restrictive Vape Measures
Countries with an open harm reduction approach, such as Sweden and the UK, have successfully reduced smoking rates to record lows.Irish Health Minister Stephen...
Ireland Bans Menthol Cigarettes, Slims and Rolling Tobacco
The move is part of a four year phasing-out period by the EU TPD which entered into force on May 2014.The move is part...
Irish Study: Smoking Rates Dropping Faster Than Increase in Vaping Rates
In the last five years the portion of the population who smoke has fallen from 23 to 17%, whilst the number of people who...
Ireland: Cabinet to Consider Raising the Legal E-Cig Age to 18
UK health experts are not aware of any EVALI cases caused by UK-regulated products.
The proposed legislation would end the sale of tobacco products from...
Ireland: State Laboratory to Test Vaping Products Amid Lung Disease Concerns
"A full investigation is not yet available but we've heard reports that most of these cases were linked to people using illicit vaping fluid...
Irish inmates will soon be having access to e-cigs
An article published last Sunday on TheJournal.ie pointed out that in a recent court case a lawyer was contesting the case of an inmate...
Irish report examining cost effectiveness of e-cigarettes
The health technology assessment (HTA), examining the cost effectiveness of the products was released last Thursday and is the first of its kind in...
