Vapes Flavour Ban Risks Ex-Smokers in Louth & Meath Returning to Cigarettes - 06/02/2026
New research warns that the Government’s proposed restrictions on vape flavours could drive almost 60,000 former smokers back to cigarettes, undoing years of progress in reducing Ireland’s smoking rate.A county-by-county analysis shows that 58,080 adult vapers nationwide would return to smoking if the Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) (Amendment) Bill proceeds with a ban on all vape flavours except tobacco. The findings raise serious concerns about the public-health consequences of the proposed legislation, particularly the risk of ex-smokers returning to…
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