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# cigarettes - Thursday 12 March, 2020
Over 10 million cigarettes worth €6 million seized at Dublin Port
They were discovered in a shipping container with the assistance of detector dog Kelly.
# cigarettes - Tuesday 10 March, 2020
Over 33,000 cigarettes seized by customs officers in Dublin
The cigarettes were seized after officers searched a man who disembarked a flight from Cairo.
# cigarettes - Saturday 4 January, 2020
Menthol cigarettes will be banned in Ireland from May
Minister Harris says there is evidence that menthol flavoured cigarettes may be more addictive.
# cigarettes - Friday 20 December, 2019
Gardaí seize 34,000 illegally imported cigarettes and tobacco products
The seizure was made during a search at Rathcline Court, Lanesborough in Co Longford.
# cigarettes - Thursday 28 November, 2019
Over 38,000 cigarettes worth around €26k seized during search of home in Co Wexford
The search was carried out at a home in Enniscorthy yesterday.
# cigarettes - Friday 1 November, 2019
Over €80,000 and 45,000 cigarettes seized at house in Mayo
Revenue officers were today granted a three-month cash detention order.
# cigarettes - Tuesday 29 October, 2019
Anti-smoking policy at two Dublin maternity hospitals being flouted by patients and visitors
In 2013, the Coombe, the Rotunda and the National Maternity Hospital became tobacco-free campuses.
# cigarettes - Monday 14 October, 2019
More than 24,000 cigarettes and almost 20kg of tobacco seized by Revenue
The products were seized after two separate searches in Wexford and Tipperary.
# cigarettes - Tuesday 8 October, 2019
A pack of 20 cigarettes will now cost €13.50
The minister did not announce any change to excise duty on alcohol products.
# cigarettes - Wednesday 2 October, 2019
Harris hits out at politicians trying to get him to meet vaping company reps
The minister said tobacco companies are ‘despicable’ for targeting children with e-cigarettes.
# cigarettes - Tuesday 10 September, 2019
Irish people travelling to UK after no-deal Brexit will be able to buy duty free tobacco and alcohol
The EU abolished duty-free shopping between member nations in 1999.
# cigarettes - Saturday 7 September, 2019
Revenue seize €70,000 worth of cigarettes during search of Italian-registered ship
During a search of the vessel, 118,00 cigarettes, branded L&M, Marlboro and Winston, were seized.
# cigarettes - Friday 16 August, 2019
€39,000 worth of unstamped cigarettes and €1,530 in cash seized in Cork City
The cigarettes were discovered with the assistance of detector dog Eva.
# cigarettes - Thursday 15 August, 2019
Raise price of cigarettes to €20 a pack by 2025, government told
The Irish Heart Foundation is arguing for the move in its pre-Budget submission.
# cigarettes - Friday 12 July, 2019
Littering could literally be halved if cigarette butts weren't thrown on the ground
The 2018 National Litter Pollution Monitoring System Report has highlighted the extent of the problem
# cigarettes - Tuesday 18 June, 2019
Revenue worker who was fired after being caught 'red handed' selling contraband cigarettes loses appeal against dismissal
The details of the case are disclosed in a Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) ruling.
# cigarettes - Monday 22 April, 2019
'It's just not good behaviour': Hospital anti-smoking policy flouted by patients and visitors
On 4 July 2012, Beaumont Hospital became a “tobacco-free campus”.
# cigarettes - Saturday 30 March, 2019
Gardaí raid cigarette and alcohol processing plant in Louth
This factory had the capability of producing cigarettes and alcohol with an estimated loss of €25 million euro to the exchequer.
# cigarettes - Thursday 28 March, 2019
Drinking a bottle of wine a week carries the same cancer risk as smoking 5-10 cigarettes, study finds
The researchers said even moderate drinking increases the risk of developing cancer in your lifetime.
# cigarettes - Tuesday 26 March, 2019
Revenue seizes €35,000 worth of cigarettes and pipe tobacco from cargo vessel
Brands such as L&M, ASOS and NAKHLA were seized.
# cigarettes - Monday 18 March, 2019
Teen vapers are more likely to use sweet-flavoured e-cigarettes than adult vapers, study finds
The US Food and Drug Administration has declared youth e-cigarette use as an epidemic in the country.
# cigarettes - Friday 15 March, 2019
Revenue seize car and cigarettes and tobacco worth over €16,500
This represents a potential loss to the Exchequer of almost €13,500.
# cigarettes - Tuesday 26 February, 2019
Revenue seizes cigarettes and tobacco worth €20,000 at Dublin Airport
Revenue said that its officers made the seizure during routine operations yesterday morning.
# cigarettes - Tuesday 1 January, 2019
'It's not unusual to make six or more attempts': Dr Patrick Doorley on how to quit smoking in 2019
Quitting smoking can be difficult, but having clear goals and support networks to help with motivation can help chances for success.
# cigarettes - Monday 31 December, 2018
Nearly €20,000 was spent on cigarettes in the Dáil bar this year
Over 1,700 packets were sold in the year to 15 October.
# cigarettes - Wednesday 24 October, 2018
There are more people who drink, smoke and have illnesses in deprived areas
In the last 3 years, the number of smokers in Ireland decreased by 80,000.
# cigarettes - Tuesday 9 October, 2018
The price of a packet of cigarettes is set to go up by 50c
A 20-packet of a popular brand will now cost smokers €12.70.
# cigarettes - Monday 8 October, 2018
Most people want cost of cigarettes increased by fiver to fund cancer treatments
Budget 2019 is set to be unveiled tomorrow.
Cash and 24,000 cigarettes seized in Donegal and Galway
The seizures are part of Revenue’s ongoing operations targeting the shadow economy.
# cigarettes - Wednesday 12 September, 2018
Over 18 kilograms of chewing tobacco seized during raid of Limerick apartment
The search was made after a quantity of cigarettes was discovered in a parcel originating in the UK labelled as “toys”.
# cigarettes - Thursday 23 August, 2018
Over 8 million cigarettes valued at €4.5 million seized at Dublin Port
They represented a loss to the Exchequer of approximately €3.6 million.
# cigarettes - Monday 9 July, 2018
Revenue seize cannabis infused 'jelly sweets' at Portlaoise postal centre
The drugs which originated in the US were discovered by Revenue detector dog Stella.
# cigarettes - Tuesday 26 June, 2018
6kg of herbal cannabis marked as 'gifts' seized at Portlaoise postal centre
The drugs originated in Thailand.
# cigarettes - Friday 22 June, 2018
Cannabis worth €23k seized after detector dog Bailey finds it in vacuum cleaner
A 17-year-old was arrested in connection with the seizure.
# cigarettes - Friday 15 June, 2018
Alcohol, tobacco and medicine seized at Dublin Port
The contraband products have a combined estimated retail value of almost €9,000.
# cigarettes - Thursday 7 June, 2018
'It's illegal and they'll be seized': DSPCA condemns transport of puppies without passports to UK
Revenue officers seized five puppies at Dublin Port yesterday.
# cigarettes - Thursday 24 May, 2018
Revenue dog Elvis sniffs out €408k worth of black market cigarettes in Meath
The find represents 33,500 packets of Jim branded cigarettes.
# cigarettes - Saturday 21 April, 2018
Gardaí find 1.3 million stolen cigarettes in Dublin
The cigarettes had been stolen earlier this month.
# cigarettes - Saturday 14 April, 2018
Cigarette butts make up more than half of the litter on Dublin's streets
To help draw attention to this Dublin City Council has started a new campaign.
# cigarettes - Saturday 6 January, 2018
You're twice as likely to develop mental health problems if you smoke, HSE says
A new study showed the benefits
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WELL, IT’S BEEN a week of blue skies across the country, with little rain in sight.
While it’s forecast to be colder over the weekend than in recent days, conditions, for the most part, are due to remain dry and sunny.
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