No plain packaging for cigarettes in Ireland - yet

Health Minister Simon Harris has signed into law an EU directive that will see menthol cigarettes banned.

No plain packaging for cigarettes in Ireland - yet
Fri, 20 May, 2016 - 10:09

Update 2.15pm: Health Minister Simon Harris has signed into law an EU directive that will see menthol cigarettes banned.

The regulations will also ban the advertisement of e-cigarettes.

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