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Cost of cigarettes is now too much of a 'drag' - Limerick TD

LIMERICK TD Richard O'Donoghue sparked debate in the Dail on the price of cigarettes. As a former smoker, he was well positioned to offer his contribution on Budget 2023’s 50c increase on a packet of cigarettes. The rise came into effect on the ...

04 Oct 2022 at 22:33

National News

Concern at rising number of teenage boys smoking

A worrying increase in teenage boys smoking has led to a call for the minimum age for purchasing tobacco to be increased. A new report from the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland’s Policy Group on Tobacco is calling for the minimum age of ...

18 Sept 2022 at 16:33

City

Lucky Strike firm BAT reveals £957m hit from leaving Russia

Lucky Strike cigarette maker British American Tobacco (BAT) has revealed a 25% fall in half-year earnings after taking a near-£1 billion hit from its move to pull out of Russia. The group reported a £957 million impairment charge related to ...

27 Jul 2022 at 13:12

British American Tobacco to withdraw from Russia over its invasion of Ukraine

British American Tobacco (BAT) is to offload its Russian business due to the country’s invasion of Ukraine. Shares in the London-listed firm dropped after it reduced its sales forecasts for the year as a result of its withdrawal. The ...

11 Mar 2022 at 17:55

City

Rizla owner Imperial Brands on track despite weak European tobacco sales

Tobacco giant Imperial Brands has said it is on track despite weak sales in continental Europe. The Gauloises and Rizla owner said gains in the UK, US and Australia have helped to offset the impact of declining sales in Germany and ...

06 Apr 2022 at 10:25

City

Lucky Strike-maker British American Tobacco enjoys boost in vape sales

Dunhill, Lucky Strike and Kent cigarette-maker British American Tobacco saw sales of traditional cigarettes fall while the growth of its vaping and non-combustible products soared. The company’s cigarettes remain by far its ...

11 Feb 2022 at 09:25

National News

Concern at rising number of teenage boys smoking

16 Sept 2022 at 19:33

National News

Concern at rising number of teenage boys smoking

16 Sept 2022 at 19:33

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Concern at rising number of Carlow teenagers smoking

A worrying increase in teenage boys in Carlow and across Ireland smoking has led to a call for the minimum age for purchasing tobacco to be increased. A new report from the Royal College of Physicians of ...

16 Sept 2022 at 19:33

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Concern at rising number of Waterford teenagers smoking

A worrying increase in teenage boys in Waterford and across Ireland smoking has led to a call for the minimum age for purchasing tobacco to be increased. A new report from the Royal College of ...

16 Sept 2022 at 21:33

Teens more likely to try vaping than smoking – study

A significant number of teens who try vaping have never smoked, a new study suggests. Researchers from the Tobacco Free Research Institute Ireland said that the proportion of 16 and ...

04 Sept 2022 at 01:01

City

Imperial Brands sees profits drop after Russia hit

The tobacco company behind Golden Virginia and Rizla reported a big drop in profit as it took a hit from leaving Russia. Imperial Brands said that the exit took a £225 million ...

17 May 2022 at 09:25

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