'Towns around Ireland have a proliferation of them': Coalition to crack down on vape shops through planning laws

The Taoiseach wants to clamp down on the number of vape shops through planning laws and has indicated strong support for a complete ban on vapes and nicotine pouches.

Micheál Martin has described vapes as "the revenge of big tobacco", stating that it is "depressing" that after making positive strides around tobacco-related cancers, vapes and tobacco pouches are now "coming around the back door".

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