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
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
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
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
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 of smoking. News • 28 May 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 of smoking. News • 28 May 13
EU proposes tougher rules on tobacco sales The European Union's executive Commission is to propose larger health warnings on cigarette packets and a total ban on flavourings such as menthol. Business • 17 Dec 12
EU proposes tougher rules on tobacco sales The European Union's executive Commission is to propose larger health warnings on cigarette packets and a total ban on flavourings such as menthol. Business • 17 Dec 12
Claim that tobacco industry targets women & girls The Irish Cancer Society has claimed that the tobacco industry is aggressively targeting women and girls in the hope of recruiting more smokers. News • 05 Jul 12
Claim that tobacco industry targets women & girls The Irish Cancer Society has claimed that the tobacco industry is aggressively targeting women and girls in the hope of recruiting more smokers. News • 05 Jul 12
Senator calls for ban on tobacco products by 2025 Senator John Crown has said the manufacturing and sale of tobacco products should be banned by 2025. News • 27 Jun 12
Senator calls for ban on tobacco products by 2025 Senator John Crown has said the manufacturing and sale of tobacco products should be banned by 2025. News • 27 Jun 12
Imperial Tobacco profit falls Britain's Imperial Tobacco, the maker of Lambert & Butler and Gauloises cigarettes have posted an 11% decline in first-half net profits on the back of rising taxes. Business • 01 May 12
Imperial Tobacco profit falls Britain's Imperial Tobacco, the maker of Lambert & Butler and Gauloises cigarettes have posted an 11% decline in first-half net profits on the back of rising taxes. Business • 01 May 12
Call for higher tax on 'roll-your-own' cigarettes Radically increasing the tax rate on all tobacco products is the most effective way to reduce smoking according to a three-year study published in Brussels today. News • 26 Apr 12
Call for higher tax on 'roll-your-own' cigarettes Radically increasing the tax rate on all tobacco products is the most effective way to reduce smoking according to a three-year study published in Brussels today. News • 26 Apr 12
