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Big Tobacco proposes nearly $24 bln payment to settle Canada lawsuits

$24 billion Big Tobacco settlement to end Canada lawsuits

Imperial Brands makes of Winston cigarettes and Backwoods cigars

Imperial Brands sees boost from tobacco alternatives

Imperial Brands has pledged today to boost shareholder returns to £2.8 billion in its new financial year, as it reported strong growth in vapes and other tobacco alternatives, sending its shares higher.

Business • 08 Oct 24

New excise duty on vapes and €1 rise on 20 cigarettes

A new excise duty is to be introduced on vapes and e-cigarettes from the middle of next year.

Budget 2025 • 01 Oct 24

While the smoking rate had fallen, the rate has plateaued in recent years and 18% of adults currently smoke

Bill banning sale of tobacco to under-21s to be approved

Legislation to raise the minimum age to legally buy tobacco products to 21 years old is to be approved by the Government.

Health • 25 Jun 24

AB InBev is the world's biggest beer maker, with a large portfolio of brands globally

Tobacco firm Altria to sell some AB InBev shares

Cigarette and tobacco product maker Altria Group has said it plans to sell 35 million shares of brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev.

Business • 14 Mar 24

BAT said 1.4 million more consumers had started using its new category products - e-cigarettes, tobacco heating and oral nicotine products - in the first quarter

BAT raises sales growth outlook as more smokers switch

British American Tobacco has raised its annual revenue growth forecast to more than 5% at constant currency as the cigarette maker's focus on newer products like e-cigarettes and tobacco-heating devices pays off.

Business • 08 Jun 21

Every year, more than 8 million people die from tobacco use

Number of men who smoke and use tobacco falling - WHO

The number of men who smoke and use tobacco has stopped rising and is on the turn for the first time.

Health • 19 Dec 19

The new laws will be backed by enforcement measures including fixed penalty notices and the publication of the names of offending retailers

Legislation to ban sale of e-cigarettes to children

Minister for Health Simon Harris will bring legislation to Cabinet today to ban the sale of e-cigarettes to those aged under 18.

Politics • 22 Oct 19

67 million illicit cigarettes and 2,000kgs of smoking tobacco were seized by Revenue last year

New stamp to appear on tobacco packaging

Revenue is to introduce a new stamp on cigarette and rolling tobacco packaging in an effort to combat the supply and sale of illegal cigarettes.

Business • 23 May 19

The ads listed various diseases and health conditions that 'smoking also causes'

US tobacco firms place ads admitting smoking kills

US tobacco companies have admitted that smoking kills an average 1,200 Americans daily.

News Lens • 27 Nov 17

This is the first long-term research into the effects of vaping in former tobacco users

E-cigarettes 'safer' than regular cigarettes

E-cigarettes have been found to be far safer than tobacco filled cigarettes by a long-term scientific study.

News • 07 Feb 17

The latest excise duty increase will bring the price of a pack of many cigarettes to €11

Dáil passes resolution to increase cigarette price

The Dáil has passed a Financial Resolution which gives effect to the increase in excise duty on tobacco as part of Budget 2017.

Budget 2017 • 12 Oct 16

Axa said it is doing its 'share to support the efforts of governments around the world'

AXA to sell €1.8 billion of tobacco assets

French insurer AXA plans to stop investing in the tobacco industry, citing the impact of smoking on public health, and said it plans to sell its €1.8 billion of assets in the sector.

Business • 23 May 16

E-cigarettes heat nicotine-laced liquid into vapour

E-cigarettes 'much safer than smoking'

E-cigarettes are likely to bring benefits for public health and should be widely promoted to smokers to help them quit tobacco, an influential British doctors group has said.

News • 28 Apr 16

Data from 61 observational studies was analysed by the King's College team

Chemicals in tobacco 'linked' to psychosis

Smoking may triple the chances of developing psychosis, according to research carried out by scientists at King's College London.

News • 10 Jul 15

The rules will be in full effect a year before Ireland's

Britain to have EU's first plain packaging regime

Britain will become the first European Union nation to introduce plain packaging on cigarette packets after members of the House of Lords rubber-stamped a new law this evening.

News • 16 Mar 15

Aviation biofuel, made from renewable resources such as plants, can reduce carbon emissions by 50-80%

Boeing's plan to turn tobacco into jet fuel

Boeing is working with South African Airways and a Dutch biofuel company to make jet fuel from tobacco seeds.

Business • 06 Aug 14

The wife of a long time smoker sued the tobacco company

Tobacco company sued for $23.6bn over lung cancer

A jury in Florida has ordered a tobacco company to pay $23.6 billion (€17.4bn) in damages to the wife of a long time smoker who died of lung cancer.

News • 19 Jul 14

Mr Reilly said the Government are "100% determined" to see plain packaging legislation come into place

Reilly says tobacco industry trying to delay plans

Minister for Health James Reilly says the tobacco industry is flooding his department with correspondence to try to delay plans to introduce plain packaging for cigarettes.

News • 22 Jun 14

The bill will control the design and appearance of tobacco products

Government approves plain tobacco packaging bill

The Government has approved the publication of a public health bill that will see the introduction of plain packaging for tobacco products.

News • 10 Jun 14

The scene has been sealed off for technical examination and the items seized are to be taken for analysis

Gardaí seize €850,000 worth of tobacco in Dundalk

Gardaí have recovered tobacco valued in the region of €850,000 following a search at a premises in Dundalk, Co Louth.

News • 21 May 14

E-cigarettes deliver nicotine through a vapour

Study casts doubts on e-cigarettes as quitting aid

People who use electronic cigarettes do not report higher rates of quitting than regular cigarette smokers, according to a US study published today.

News • 24 Mar 14

Representatives of the tobacco industry are before Oireachtas health committee

Plain cigarette packs 'may boost illicit trade'

Tobacco industry representatives have told an Oireachtas committee that more research needs to be done before a decision on introducing plain cigarette packaging is made.

News • 13 Feb 14

The legislation includes rules on electronic cigarettes

EU moves towards stronger anti-tobacco laws

European Union diplomats have approved new anti-tobacco legislation, including larger health warnings on cigarette packets and the bloc's first ever rules on electronic cigarettes.

News • 18 Dec 13

James Reilly said some e-cigarettes have more nicotine than light conventional cigarettes

Reilly pushes for tighter nicotine controls

E-cigarettes should not be marketed as a consumer product, Minister for Health James Reilly has said.

News • 10 Dec 13