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[Ireland] Campaigners call for new tobacco industry regulator
THE Government needs to appoint a regulator to limit the profits of the tobacco industry and generate around €150m a year for the Exchequer. The call was made today by the Irish Heart Foundation and the Irish Cancer Society when they outlined their pre-
Nov 8, 2012
Irish Independent (ie)
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Nov 8, 2012 11:42
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[Ireland] Cigarettes worth €2.9m seized as 'epidemic' worsens
CUSTOMS officers seized a €2.9m haul of smuggled cigarettes as retailers demanded a minimum €10,000 fine to stop what they called an epidemic.
Sep 25, 2012
Irish Independent (ie)
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Sep 25, 2012 04:49
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[Ireland] 'Black ops' strengthen resolve of Reilly and European Commission to push through tobacco reforms
He said the break-in made the European Commission aware “that there was a real danger that the tobacco industry had the upper hand on them and clearly the commission is not going to allow that.” The tobacco directive has a number of main provisions.
Jun 4, 2013
Irish Times (ie)
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Jun 4, 2013 02:17
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[Ireland] Govt passes 'plain packet' cigarettes, 'doesn't give a damn' about small retailers
Health Minister James Reilly announced Government approval for his controversial plans to force tobacco companies to use generic packaging, which he hopes to have enacted early next year. However, a retail group said that Dr Reilly doesn't care about in
May 28, 2013
Kildare Nationalist (ie)
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May 28, 2013 13:28
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[Ireland] 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. The issue was brought to Cabinet today by Minister for Health James Reilly.
May 28, 2013
RTÉ Online [Radio Telefís Éireann] (ie)
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May 28, 2013 12:39
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[Ireland] Convention centre staff to get area for smoking
DESPITE hundreds of millions of euro spent building Dublin's state-of-the-art Convention Centre, it appears staff suffering from nicotine cravings have found it a bit of a drag.
May 14, 2013
Evening Herald (ie)
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May 14, 2013 13:14
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'Nearly 30 per cent' of cigarettes sold in Ireland last year were illegal
The Illicit Tobacco Review 2012, by JTI Ireland, says the increase in illicit sales – which it estimates stood at 28.2 per cent of all cigarettes last year – was the result of combined excise and VAT increases introduced in Budget 2011.
Apr 17, 2013
The Journal.ie (ie)
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Apr 17, 2013 14:24
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[Ireland] Limerick is a 'microcosm' of illegal trade in tobacco
LIMERICK is a “microcosm” of the illegal tobacco problem in Ireland, according to the Irish Tobacco Manufacturers Advisory Committee. The committee is concerned by what they describe as “very little enforcement to guard against the problem despite high r
Apr 10, 2013
Limerick Leader (ie)
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Apr 10, 2013 14:42
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[Ireland] GANTLY: Cigarettes, but not alcohol
But what about alcohol? This country’s dysfunctional relationship with alcohol costs us financially more than €3 billion a year, an estimated 2,000 hospital beds a night and millions in lost productivity, as well as the innumerable social and personal co
Mar 22, 2013
Irish Medical Times (ie)
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Mar 22, 2013 13:00
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[Ireland] Black market cigarette trade on the increase
CIGARETTE-smuggling continues to soar in Ireland, with new Department of Finance figures showing that tobacco excise tax receipts are falling dramatically short of targets, even though taxes have increased and the number of people smoking has remained co
Mar 17, 2013
Irish Independent (ie)
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Mar 17, 2013 10:32