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 … Business • 08 Jun 21
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
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
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
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
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
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 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 … Business • 23 May 16
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 … News • 28 Apr 16
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
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 … News • 16 Mar 15
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
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 … News • 19 Jul 14
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 … News • 22 Jun 14
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
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
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
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
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
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
Tighter controls for tobacco products approved The European Parliament has voted to tighten controls on tobacco products in order to make it harder for young people to start smoking. News • 08 Oct 13
Government seeks MEP support on tobacco controls Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Health Minister James Reilly have intervened in a bid to ensure MEPs support tobacco control measures at the European Parliament. News • 07 Oct 13
Reilly announces plan for tobacco-free Ireland A plan to make Ireland a tobacco-free country by 2025 has been published by Minister for Health James Reilly. News • 03 Oct 13
Consumer prices up 0.7% in the year to July Consumer prices fell by 0.1% in the month of July, but were up 0.7% in the year to that month. Business • 08 Aug 13
Cabinet backs plan for plain cigarette packaging The Cabinet has given the go-ahead for the drafting of legislation to force tobacco companies to introduce plain cigarette packaging, to help reduce the level … News • 28 May 13
