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Tobacco Industry

This year
2025
Analysis: Irish vape users are being failed in the face of illegal products
Maria Delaney
Irish tobacco companies look to vaping to safeguard bumper profits as cigarette sales fall
The Journal Investigates examines the ‘infiltration’ of the vaping industry in Ireland by ‘Big Tobacco’.
Tobacco companies have said their aim for vaping products is to ‘actively migrate adult smokers’
Several Irish vaping companies also recorded strong profit increases in their latest accounts
Some vaping firms are concerned about the association between their business and smoking
All time
New Zealand to scrap world-leading anti-smoking laws, new Prime Minister announces
Courts Service of Ireland still holds €6 million worth of shares in tobacco companies
'The human cost of smoking is tragic': Axa insurance to cut ties with tobacco industry
Why are tobacco companies opposing this so vigorously? They're afraid.
James Reilly
Reilly: Tobacco industry wants to take me to court over plain packaging
Column: The tobacco industry promotes a killer product – we should limit all interactions with it
John Crown
Menthol ban part of compromise EU deal on tobacco control
Reilly wants Ireland tobacco-free by 2025
Tobacco industry is lobbying MEPs 'all the time'
Reilly knew about Taoiseach's tobacco meeting, but "would not" go
Taoiseach, ministers criticised for "inappropriate" tobacco industry meeting
Childers calls for Irish PR firms to declare tobacco clients
Column: Tobacco companies spend billions on packaging for a reason
Dr Ross Morgan
Tobacco companies "targeting Irish women and girls"
John Player argues for tobacco industry's "voice to be heard"