Irish Examiner view: Swift action needed to regulate the sale of vapes 

Suggestions that vaping is a harmless activity are clearly incorrect, and are further complicated by the introduction of synthetic cannabinoids into the mix. Picture: Alamy/PA.

News that children in a Cork school fell ill last week after vaping gave many readers pause, and the background details offered by the HSE’s national clinical lead for addiction services, Professor Eamon Keenan, were even more disquieting.

Prof Keenan stressed that the Cork incident was far from an isolated occurrence, with over 20 such cases being recorded in schools and other locations this year alone, saying: “It is happening and it is leading to problems. Cannabis is being marketed in new and appealing ways to young people — the edibles, the vapes — it’s a concern.”