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Revenue seize over 8 million cigarettes worth almost €4 million in Dublin Port

Revenue seize over 8 million cigarettes worth almost €4 million in Dublin Port

The massive haul was seized on Friday, 30 November. Last Friday, as part of a routine operation, Revenue officers seized over 8 million smuggled cigarettes that had arrived into Dublin Port. The cigarettes are said to have a retail value of almost €4 million. The cigarettes were discovered with the assistance of Revenue’s mobile x-ray […]

7 years ago

Buying a box of cigarettes in Ireland could eventually cost €30

Buying a box of cigarettes in Ireland could eventually cost €30

This would be a game-changer. Saturday marked World Cancer Day and the Irish Cancer Society is asking the government to make a huge increase in the cost of cigarettes in Ireland. The ICS say one-in-four cancer deaths are caused by smoking tobacco and they want to help reduce that figure by following the example set […]

9 years ago

POLL: Should cigarette vending machines be banned in Ireland?

POLL: Should cigarette vending machines be banned in Ireland?

It’s the government vs. tobaccoland, but who will win? The Irish government has made moves to ban all 6000 vending machines that sell cigarettes in Ireland and the tobacco industry is stomping its feet. The Irish Cigarette Machine Operators Association (ICMOA) has over 60 business members, employs 145 people and is worth over €175 Million […]

10 years ago