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Smokers hit with price hike in Budget 2022 as cost of cigarettes goes up

The price of cigarettes has risen by 50 cent for a packet of 20 cigarettes. The increase was announced during the Budget 2022 announcement at lunchtime today, a measure which brings the most popular brands up to the price of €15. In contrast, ...

12 Oct 2021 at 16:28

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SMOKERS: A date has been set for the roll out of new cigarette packaging in Louth

Fine Gael TD, Fergus O’Dowd, has said that it’s a positive step forward that the Standardised Packaging of Tobacco will be signed into law today (Wednesday), to come into force in Louth in September. “My colleagues Minister for Health, Simon ...

29 Mar 2017 at 13:30

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Sniffer dog finds multi-million euro haul of illegal cigarettes at Irish port

A detector dog has helped sniff out millions of Euro worth of illegal cigarettes being smuggled into Ireland from Belgium. As a result of risk profiling and with the assistance of detector dog Rua, Revenue officers seized approximately 7.3 ...

08 Mar 2024 at 18:30

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Revenue seize 80,000 cigarettes in targeted Dundalk raids

Revenue officers seized 80,000 unstamped cigarettes, a quantity of tobacco and a vehicle during searches conducted in Dundalk on Wednesday afternoon. A number of premises were targeted during the operation with the total value of the ...

07 Jun 2018 at 09:17

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Revenue continuing to seize products at Jenkinstown factory

Revenue and customs officers remain on site at the scene of a large scale illegal cigarette factory Jenkinstown this morning, after a huge production operation was raided on Thursday. On Friday morning, 11 Eastern European nationals ...

16 Mar 2018 at 11:16

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Complete ban on all e-cigarette flavours 'urgently needed' says Irish Heart Foundation

A complete ban on all e-cigarette flavours and disposable vapes is urgently required to prevent a new generation of youngsters being exposed to the dangers of smoking, the Irish Heart Foundation has warned. The charity was ...

30 May 2023 at 16:45

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Illegal cigarettes worth €2m smuggled as chips into Ireland

Revenue Commissioner officers have seized a huge haul of illegal cigarettes which were being smuggled into Ireland in fake potato chip packaging. A statement said that on Tuesday, October 18, as part of an intelligence ...

20 Oct 2022 at 13:00

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Revenue dog “Bill” sniffs out €74,000 worth of illegal fags in Dundalk

Investigations are underway after Revenue officers, assisted by their detector dog Bill, seized 120kg of contraband tobacco worth €74,000 in the Dundalk area last Thursday. Revenue officers carried out a number of ...

31 Jul 2017 at 15:30

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Revenue seize over 9.8 million cigarettes in Co. Louth

As part of an intelligence-led operation, Revenue officers seized over 9.8 million cigarettes, following the search of a vehicle in County Louth on Friday. The seizure was made with the assistance of detector dog ...

13 Nov 2023 at 11:00

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Over 3 million cigarettes seized at Rosslare Europort

As a result of routine profiling, Revenue officers seized over 3.3 million cigarettes at Rosslare Europort on Tuesday, October 5th. The cigarettes, branded ‘JPS Red’, have an estimated retail value of ...

06 Oct 2021 at 13:08

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Louth senator welcomes additional measures to protect children from tobacco and e-cigarettes

Fianna Fáil Senator Erin McGreehan has welcomed the commencement of further sections of the Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Act 2023 to strengthen the protection of ...

29 Mar 2024 at 16:00

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Measures to ban flavoured e-cigarettes welcomed by National Heart Foundation

The Irish Heart Foundation has welcomed measures aimed at preventing young people using e-cigarettes - including plans to ban flavoured vapes. The charity lobbied extensively to have four ...

18 Jul 2022 at 12:01

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