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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-
Irish Independent (ie)
added 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.
Irish Independent (ie)
added 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.
Irish Times (ie)
added 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
Kildare Nationalist (ie)
added 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.
RTÉ Online [Radio Telefís Éireann] (ie)
added 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.
Evening Herald (ie)
added 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.
The Journal.ie (ie)
added 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
Limerick Leader (ie)
added 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
Irish Medical Times (ie)
added 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
Irish Independent (ie)
added Mar 17, 2013 10:32
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