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# 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
# cigarettes - Thursday 9 November, 2017
Pope Francis orders ban on sale of cigarettes in the Vatican
The move will see the Vatican give up an estimated €10 million a year in profits.
# cigarettes - Friday 3 November, 2017
€880,000 worth of cigarettes found in truck in crates marked 'book covers'
1.6 million cigarettes were seized.
# cigarettes - Wednesday 25 October, 2017
€4.5 million worth of cigarettes found at Dublin Port in container marked 'tyres'
9.6 million cigarettes were seized.
# cigarettes - Sunday 22 October, 2017
Tourists face €2.5k fine or a year in prison for smoking on Thailand's beaches
The new ban follows a clean-up of nearly 140,000 cigarette butts from a 2.5 kilometre stretch of the famed Patong beach in Phuket.
# cigarettes - Saturday 21 October, 2017
Sniffer dogs help discover 8,000 cigarettes and €15k in cash
Three people were questioned in relation to the seizure.
# cigarettes - Monday 28 August, 2017
Over €19,000 worth of smuggled alcohol and cigarettes seized in Dublin
Over 28,000 contraband cigarettes were seized at Dublin Airport this weekend.
# cigarettes - Thursday 3 August, 2017
Revenue seizes 230,000 cigarettes and 160 kilos of tobacco in Dublin
A large quantity of cash was also detained.
# cigarettes - Monday 17 July, 2017
Irish Navy member commanding officer brought to court over duty-free cigarettes
The Irish Navy member said the reprimand he received should be quashed because it was imposed by an officer he claims played a role in the investigation
# cigarettes - Thursday 13 July, 2017
X-ray scanner used again as Revenue seizes cigarettes worth €3.5 million at Dublin Port
Revenue has seized almost 15 million cigarettes that had been smuggled into Ireland in the last two weeks.
# cigarettes - Tuesday 11 July, 2017
Tobacco giant Philip Morris ordered to pay Australian government millions
The order comes after the failed attempt to sue the country over its plain packaging laws.
# cigarettes - Saturday 15 April, 2017
Poll: Did you stick to your Lent plan?
How’s that sweet tooth of yours?
These are the price differences in alcohol and cigarettes across the border that Noonan is monitoring
The Finance Minister says he’s monitoring price levels to try and prevent differences that would would see consumers crossing the border to shop.
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Poll: Have you had problems getting a doctor's appointment recently?
AN INVESTIGATION BY the Sunday Independent has found that almost half of Ireland’s GP practices are operating at maximum capacity.
According to the newspaper, 44% of surgeries are unable to see new patients because of a lack of GPs.
The constraints are affecting patients across the country, while experts are also warning that they are negatively affecting how doctors are able to treat patients already on their books.
So today we’re asking: Have you had problems getting a doctor’s appointment recently?
Poll Results:
No (4002)
Yes, but I got one eventually (3367)
Yes, and I wasn't able to get one (1460)
I've never needed a GP appointment (533)
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Lynn Ruane: 'You can't treat addiction like a business - and people with addiction like objects'
By Lynn Ruane - @SenLynnRuane
The Irish For: Rising rents mean many prospective tenants are giving Dublin a goodbye 'cíos'
By Darach Ó Séaghdha - @TheIrishFor
From the Garden: How to make the perfect sauerkraut at home
By Michael Kelly
Although the name is German, the probiotic food has its origins in China.
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