Market & regulatory data for the vapour sector in Ireland

What to expect in e-cigs in 2025: is this the end for flavours and disposables?

Written by Freddie Dawson | 10th January 2025

The year 2025 is shaping up to be a significant one for vaping. ECigIntelligence predicts several long-anticipated policy developments will start to emerge as regulators attempt to catch up to the rapidly evolving vaping market...

Could Belgium and France steer Europe towards stricter disposables regulations?

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 9th January 2025

As 2025 unfolds, the European Union finds itself at the centre of an intensifying debate over the environmental and health impacts of disposable vapes, and actions taken by countries like Belgium and France highlight a...

How did we do? ECigIntelligence’s predictions for 2024 under review

Written by Freddie Dawson | 31st December 2024

We look back at predictions ECigIntelligence published at the start of 2024 to see how well we did in calling events that would occur in the e-cigarette sector throughout the year ...

Latest version of UK Tobacco and Vapes Bill passes amid plenty of party politics

Written by ECigIntelligence | 23rd December 2024

The UK passed an amended version of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill at the end of November, imposing new restrictions on the two industries ...

Bans and taxes on disposables took centre stage in 2024, along with politics at play

Written by Freddie Dawson | 19th December 2024

“Disposables” was once again the word of the year in vaping – more specifically for 2024, “a ban on disposables” was the phrase of the year in the sector, with many governments passing prohibition laws...

What has a social media appeals board in Europe got in common with the FSFW?

Written by Freddie Dawson | 10th October 2024

A new body for judging social media complaints has been launched in the EU using money originating from Meta, the parent company of Facebook ...

Price of e-liquids set to double in Ireland when new vape tax takes effect in 2025

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 3rd October 2024

Vaping in Ireland is about to get pricier, with the government set to introduce a new e-cig tax from mid-2025. E-liquids will be hit with a €0.50 per ml excise duty ...

Governments get stricter on disposables amid health and environmental concerns

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 18th September 2024

Governments around the world are rushing to clamp down on disposable vapes, responding to mounting concerns over their devastating environmental impact, health risks and surging popularity among young people ...

Irish government targets flavoured and disposable vapes in sweeping crackdown

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 12th September 2024

The Irish government is pressing ahead with a controversial crackdown on vaping. Health minister Stephen Donnelly has secured Cabinet approval to draft legislation banning flavoured and disposable vapes ...

Debate resulting in call for EU flavour ban held 2 days before EC released survey data

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 26th June 2024

Last week, 12 EU health ministers backed a paper calling on the European Commission to propose new legislation, which could include banning flavoured vapes and limiting nicotine content ...

Contrasting attitudes and actions on vaping between the UK and Ireland

Written by Freddie Dawson | 10th June 2024

Ireland will take steps to prohibit vending machine sales of tobacco and vaping products in another step aimed at preventing under-18s from consuming both types of products and to combat an uptick in youth vaping...

Addiction specialist: relative harm beats absolute harm when it comes to e-cigs

Written by ECigIntelligence | 28th May 2024

Relative harm is a far more important consideration than absolute harm when it comes to deciding whether to use e-cigarettes to quit smoking, according to addiction specialist Garrett McGovern ...

Could Ireland’s aim to raise the legal age for tobacco use affect vaping products?

Written by Freddie Dawson | 23rd May 2024

Ireland will look to raise the minimum age for purchasing tobacco products to 21, but vaping products could be safe from the age hike (for now) ...

Weighty EU cancer inequalities report generally pessimistic about e-cig use

Written by Freddie Dawson | 5th February 2024

An influential European Union report, “Beating Cancer Inequalities in the EU”, has taken a cautious, generally pessimistic view on tobacco alternatives ...

What’s in store for 2024? A look at expected regulation in the year ahead

Written by Freddie Dawson | 2nd January 2024

Further regulatory restrictions on e-cigarettes are expected, but these will not prevent the global vaping market from continuing to grow in 2024, ECigIntelligence predicts ...

New EU battery regulation sparks both concern and optimism in the vape sector

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 25th August 2023

Whether new battery rules in the European Union succeed in reducing waste will be down to details and enforcement, according to e-cigarette industry insiders ...

Irish government open to suggestions for future policy on disposal for disposables

Written by Freddie Dawson | 19th June 2023

Ireland is holding a public consultation on disposable vaping devices that will determine the future of the products in the country. All responses will be considered and used to inform the next steps of policy-making...

Industry members’ concerns as Ireland takes further steps to legislate vaping

Written by Freddie Dawson | 19th June 2023

Ireland’s Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill, which would make it illegal to sell vaping products to under-18s, among other provisions, is in the window to be debated in Parliament ...

Ireland prepares to shut the door against e-cig sales and advertising to under-18s

Written by Freddie Dawson | 6th June 2023

It will soon be illegal to sell e-cigarette products to under-18s in Ireland after ministers received government approval to bring forward a bill containing a wide range of measures on smoking and vaping ...

UK survey shows sharp rise in daily vapers, while smoking figures conflict

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 5th January 2023

There was a sharp rise in the number of daily vapers in Britain between 2020 and 2021 – particularly among men aged 25-34 – according to figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS)...

Trade association welcomes Irish plan to restrict e-cig sales and advertising

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 15th December 2022

Ireland’s government recently approved the introduction of additional restrictions on the sale and advertising of e-cigarettes – proposals which have met with the approval of the country’s largest vaping trade association ...

ECigIntelligence's 2021 predictions reviewed: did our crystal ball work?

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 27th January 2022

We look back at predictions ECigIntelligence published at the start of 2021. Real events and developments confirmed ECigIntelligence’s analysis in many cases, though Covid delayed things ...

European surveys back up smoking cessation aim in e-cigarette users

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 13th November 2020

A new survey reveals that 80% of Europeans who switched to e-cigarettes to quit their habit have succeeded ...

Heart charity urges Irish government to budget for a tax on vaping products

Written by ECigIntelligence | 12th October 2020

A day ahead of the presentation of the Irish 2021 budget, the government in Dublin is being urged to put forward a new tax scheme for vaping products ...

Ireland's new government takes office with vaping regulations on the agenda

Written by ECigIntelligence | 30th June 2020

The newly elected taoiseach (prime minister) of Ireland, Micheál Martin, has a more restrictive approach to tobacco-alternative products among his policy priorities, as laid out in the coalition government's five-year plan ...

World No Tobacco Day 2020: the debate about harm reduction

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 31st May 2020

World No Tobacco Day provides an opportunity to consider the approach that public health authorities, policymakers, and advocates around the world have towards the role of tobacco-alternatives products ...

UK online vaping orders rocket during lockdown; Italian sales plummet

Written by ECigIntelligence | 2nd April 2020

An increase in online sales has been one of the most notable consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak on the vaping industry across Europe, as the sector continues to battle market disruptions and shop closures ...

Ireland takes another step towards banning e-cigarette sales to under-18s

Written by ECigIntelligence | 28th October 2019

The Irish government has approved a proposal put forward by health minister Simon Harris to ban sales of vaping products to under-18s ...

Ireland prepares to ban vape sales to under-18s or via vending machines

Written by ECigIntelligence | 7th October 2019

Ireland is considering a ban on sales of vaping products to under-18s amid rising concerns about e-cigarette use by young people ...

Ireland’s health service denies backing e-cigs for smoking cessation

Written by ECigIntelligence | 11th March 2019

Ireland’s Health Services Executive (HSE) has confirmed that it does not endorse e-cigarettes as an aid to help smokers give up, despite adding information on e-cigs to the government website on quitting smoking ...

‘Let’s have a policy’ – Irish senators adopt very different lines on vaping

Written by Freddie Dawson | 4th May 2018

A number of Irish senators have started to take notice of e-cigarettes – with very mixed reactions. While some have called for vaping to be encouraged as an aid to smoking cessation, others want it...

Ireland “should not implement e-cigarette tax”, ministry says

Written by Freddie Dawson | 9th August 2017

The Republic of Ireland is unlikely to introduce a tax on e-cigarettes or e-liquid in the near future, recent documents...

Irish retail brand makes ‘no-brainer’ move, rapidly expanding into UK

Written by Freddie Dawson | 18th April 2017

Irish retail brand Hale Vaping is expanding rapidly, opening new stores in both the Republic of Ireland and the UK....

Ireland and the Isle of Man to join UK in bringing e-cigs into prisons

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 21st March 2017

Ireland and the Isle of Man hope to cut down on prison violence – and the smoking of nicotine patches and tea-bags by inmates – by following the UK in allowing vaping in...

Can e-cigs pay government dividends in the battle against smoking?

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 10th February 2017

How effective – and in particular how cost-effective – can e-cigarettes be at a national level in the battle against smoking? These are questions governments and researchers are starting to take...

Right on deadline, Ireland transposes the TPD

Written by Barnaby Page | 20th May 2016

The Republic of Ireland has succeeded in transposing the EU’s Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) at the eleventh hour, with recently-appointed health minister Simon Harris signing the necessary regulations to come into force...

Vaping “more expensive than smoking in many countries"

Written by Barnaby Page | 29th March 2016

High pricing of e-cigarettes compared to combustibles could deter smokers from switching to vaping in many jurisdictions, a new study...

Ireland allows vaping in workplaces, but tightens ad rules

Written by Freddie Dawson | 23rd September 2015

The Irish government has decided not to extend the country’s smoking ban to e-cigarettes, citing the lack of evidence for harm – but the advertising self-regulatory body in Ireland has taken a slightly harder...

Ireland beginning consultation on licences for e-cig retailers

Written by Barnaby Page | 10th December 2014

E-cig retailers in Ireland would require licensing under proposed legislation which the government characterises as a first step toward meeting the requirements of the European Tobacco Products Directive...

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