Stop the Vape Flavour Ban

Now is the time to act if we are to stop the Government introducing a draconian vape flavour ban that will drive vapers, who have successfully quit smoking, back to cigarettes.

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Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products)(Amendment) Bill 2025: What You Need to Know

The government is currently drafting legislation to ban all vape flavours in Ireland, except tobacco. We must act now if we are to save Ireland’s most effective quit smoking tool. Find out more about the Bill and how we can stop it.

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"If the government decides to follow their plan and ban flavoured vapes, I will end up being a smoker again."

Cindy

“Vaping has played a significant role in helping me quit smoking, and it has also had positive impact on my respiratory health.”

Ryan -25

“I am a severe asthmatic and my doctors have been trying for years to get me to stop smoking but I couldn’t… until i tried a flavoured vape. ”

Ellie, Dublin

“I’m 31 years old. I smoked cigarettes at a very young age and I was finally able to give them up about 5 years ago. This would have not been possible without the help of my vape.”

Nicole, 31

“ I gave up smoking 7 years ago after 45 years at it. I smoked between 40-60 a day. Without vaping, not a chance I would have given up. Four weeks after taking up vaping, my wife quit.”

Michael N

The Facts

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96% of vapers who are former smokers say that vaping helped them quit

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160,000 Irish vapers have now quit smoking successfully

Healthy Ireland 2023

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Nearly 80% of ex-smokers who vape say flavours helped them give up cigarettes

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Vaping is a more effective than nicotine gums and patches and health services should proactively encourage smokers to switch

UK Royal College of Physicians

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Vapes are 95% safer than smoking

UK Royal College of Physicians

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News & Updates

Vape Restrictions Making It Harder For Smokers To Quit (Irish Independent)

Jan 15, 2026

Best way to stop teens vaping is to properly police sales – not ban flavoured ones, writes Ken Heffernan The Government is due to publish legislation banning all flavoured vapes. I believe it shouldn’t, and I fear the ban would have a negative impact on almost 200,000...

One in Three Vapers Will Return to Smoking if Flavours are Banned

Nov 14, 2025

Fruit flavours help three out of four adult vapers stay smoke-free. Half of vapers say they will buy flavoured vapes online or abroad. Adult vapers ask Government not to ban the top flavours. 12 November 2025: A new *Red C poll has found that the...

Vapers Welcome European Study Showing Decline in Teen Vaping and Smoking in Ireland

May 28, 2025

Vapers Welcome European Study Showing Decline in Teen Vaping and Smoking in Ireland Government must enforce ban on vape sales to u18s to reduce youth vaping rates Vapers across Ireland have welcomed the findings of a major European study that shows a...

About Respect Vapers

Respect Vapers gives a voice to Ireland’s 320,000 vapers and highlights how vaping is transforming people’s lives.

The only way the crusade against vaping will end is if Irish vapers stand up and speak out to let politicians know how vaping has improved their health.

Restricting vaping will keep people smoking. Ireland deserves a better choice.

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