Government urged to introduce laws for 'tobacco-free generation' 

The Maldives became the first country in the world to enact tobacco-free generation legislation last year

Health experts have urged the Government to introduce legislation to create a "tobacco-free generation" by prohibiting the sale of tobacco products to people born after a specified year.

The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland has claimed such a measure is necessary for what it calls “tobacco endgame,” while it has also recommended that the price of a packet of 20 cigarettes should be raised to over €20.