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Plain packaging of cigarettes treats smokers as if they are stupid

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Plain packaging of cigarettes treats smokers as if they are stupid

Your leading article, ‘A victory for citizens over big business — the battle against tobacco’ (Irish Examiner, December 27), should have read ‘A victory for big government over the consumer’.

Smoking ban for cars ‘is to protect children’

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Smoking ban for cars ‘is to protect children’

BUDGET 2016: Smokers to cough up more for their tobacco

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BUDGET 2016: Smokers to cough up more for their tobacco

Plain packaging won’t cut smoking rates

Anti-tobacco lobby herald price hike

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Anti-tobacco lobby herald price hike

Ban on seductive cigarette packaging a bad day for big tobacco, says Reilly

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Ban on seductive cigarette packaging a bad day for big tobacco, says Reilly

E-cigarettes to be banned at HSE facilities

E-cigarettes to be banned at HSE facilities

The use of e-cigarettes is to be banned in all health facilities from the start of next month.

Fri, 25 Apr, 2014

Reilly to fast-track law to ban smoking in cars

Reilly to fast-track law to ban smoking in cars

Health Minister James Reilly has agreed to fasttrack legislation to ban people smoking in cars carrying children after the Seanad passed the statute some two years after the initiative began.

Fri, 18 Apr, 2014

One life saved every day since ban on smoking began

One life saved every day since ban on smoking began

A life has been saved every day since the workplace smoking ban was introduced a decade ago, according to figures released to mark its anniversary.

Tue, 25 Mar, 2014

Backing for Reilly's tobacco plain package bill

Three quarters of non-smokers and more than half of smokers support plans for plain packaging on tobacco.

Fri, 06 Dec, 2013

Tobacco industry to ‘fight tooth and nail’

Tobacco industry to ‘fight tooth and nail’

The Government is prepared to fight the powerful tobacco industry head-on in the courts because it is determined to protect children from the scourge of cigarette smoking, Health Minister James Reilly said yesterday.

Wed, 20 Nov, 2013

Reilly wants price hikes to ‘de-normalise’ smoking

Health Minister James Reilly says he wants the cost of tobacco to be increased in next week’s budget and in every other budget over the remaining lifetime of the Government.

Fri, 04 Oct, 2013

Ash wanted car smoking ban seven years ago

Anti-smoking lobby Ash Ireland welcomed moves to ban smoking in cars carrying children — seven years after it first called for it to be outlawed.

Mon, 14 Jan, 2013

Anti-smoking law 'utterly unnecessary'

Anti-smoking law 'utterly unnecessary'

Campaigners against new legislation to ban smoking in cars with children have todaydescribed the move as "utterly unnecessary".

Sat, 12 Jan, 2013

Smokers' group: High taxation on cigarettes 'not working'

Smokers' group: High taxation on cigarettes 'not working'

The Government should cut the price of a packet of cigarettes by €1 in next month’s budget, say campaigners.

Wed, 14 Nov, 2012

Tobacco branding plan will make no difference

Your coverage and editorial pieces on the Australian position regarding plain packaging for tobacco products, fails to mention the downsides.

Mon, 20 Aug, 2012

Smokers fume over HSE outdoor ban

May I add our voice to the growing opposition to the HSE ban on smoking in hospital grounds (Irish Examiner, May 23).

Fri, 25 May, 2012

Cancer Society welcomes proposal to ban smoking in parks and on beaches

Cancer Society welcomes proposal to ban smoking in parks and on beaches

The Irish Cancer Society is welcoming proposals by the Health Minister Dr James Reilly to introduce a ban on smoking in parks and on beaches.

Mon, 23 Apr, 2012

‘This creeping puritanism can be applied to anything’

Nanny state says John Mallon

Thu, 12 Apr, 2012

‘We need to take a legislative stand on behalf of the voiceless’

Make it illegal says John Crown

Thu, 12 Apr, 2012

Heart Foundation: Govt 'duped by tobacco industry'

The Irish Heart Foundation has said that the Government has missed an opportunity with its 25 cent increase on tobacco in today's Budget.

Tue, 06 Dec, 2011

Smokers cough up average €3,500 on cigarettes last year

DESPITE tough economic times, Irish smokers are turning to cigarettes more and spending more on their habit, research shows.

Wed, 16 Feb, 2011

Old reliables and tax reliefs to hit consumers

CONSUMERS will feel the pinch after tomorrow’s budget with hikes expected on the “old reliables” and the removal of certain tax reliefs.

Mon, 06 Dec, 2010