Safer alternatives to smoking can save 92,000 lives in Ireland 6,000 people annually die from smoking-related disease in Ireland. The Government could prevent up to 92,000 premature deaths by 2060 if policymakers embraced safer alternatives to smoking, according to a...

Vapers! Flavours are Being Banned Sign the Petition We understand that this Government intend to pursue legislation to ban flavoured vapes. So, we will have to work hard on making sure they have all the facts on the benefits of flavoured vapes for adults quitting...

Happy Christmas and thank you for your support this year. Here are our wins from 2024: In February, international public health expert Clive Bates, warned the Irish Government that restricting flavoured vapes would set back tobacco control in Ireland. In March, new...

Don't Let Flavoured Vapes Disappear Urge election candidates to protect access to flavoured vapes With Election day next Friday, it is important that candidates looking for our votes commit to make sure the new Government adopts a reasonable approach to flavoured...

What a week! Sweden becomes smoke free with the help of flavoured vapes and all candidates are now canvassing for votes in the General Election. Most parties and independent candidates have launched their manifestos, which set out what they want to achieve if elected...

Respect Vapers, representing over 320,000 people in Ireland vaping to quit smoking, said that increasing the minimum smoking age to 21 risks being undermined by the Government’s new Vape Bill [The Public Health (Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2024]. The draft bill...

Thank you for taking the time to contact your local TDs about the taxes on vapes and the proposed ban on flavoured vapes. At a recent meeting of the Health Committee it became clear that your letters are having an impact, with many TDs and even the Minister for Health...

  1st October, 2024 - Respect Vapers, which represents 320,000 people who vape to quit smoking, says the Government’s decision to increase taxes on vapes is a tax on those trying to quit smoking.   It is totally unacceptable to increase the tax by 50 cent....

Vapers Call for Shops to Check IDs of All Teens Seeking Vapes 14% of people in Ireland believe that the ban on the sale of vapes to under 18s is being sufficiently enforced throughout the country. The independent survey, carried out by Amarach, found the belief that...

12 member states push for EU to rush a ban on flavoured vapes. Respect Vapers believes this is an unforgivable error.   A big thank you to Respect Vapers supporters for contacting your local election candidates and MEP candidates in your area to make sure the...

A new report from international health experts, “No Smoke, Less Harm” in Stockholm presents compelling evidence that despite similar levels of nicotine consumption, Sweden boasts significantly lower rates of tobacco-related diseases, compared with other European...

New Government survey show less children smoking. Respect Vapers welcomes the publication of the Irish Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Study 2022 report, which shows that fewer children are smoking. We believe that the implementation of the legislation...

Respect Vapers welcomes the publication of the Irish Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Study 2022 report, which shows that fewer children are smoking. We believe that the implementation of the legislation banning the sale of vapes to under 18s will...

• 71% say smokers would not take up vaping to quit if flavours were banned. • Banning vapes to under 18s is better than a ban on flavoured vapes, says vaper. One in five ex-smokers said they will go back to smoking if flavoured vapes were banned and almost two thirds...

Embracing flavoured vapes will contribute to a phasing out of tobacco sales.   Vapers welcome the passing of the Bill to prohibit the sale of vapes to under 18s. They believe it will go a long way to prevent teens having access to vapes.   Respect Vapers,...

Are the European governments, including the Irish, happy to deny smokers access to flavoured vapes - the one tool that works in their efforts to quit tobacco?   Its success has been confirmed in a recent analysis putting vaping as the most effective tool to help...

Thank you and all the Respect Vapers supporters for making sure our politicians and civil servants understood the important role flavoured vapes play in helping smokers quit. Three years ago, there was a misunderstanding about vapes and our politicians and civil...

Smokers who are trying to quit are twice as likely to be successful using vapes rather than using patches, gums and sprays (up to 19 in 100 compared to 9 in 100).   According to a comprehensive new Cochrane* analysis, vaping is one of the most effective options...

The revised ‘Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products Bill 2019) was approved by Government in November. Thankfully, it opted not to ban vaping flavours. In doing so, the Government recognised that flavoured vaping has a role to play in helping...

Respect Vapers welcomes the Government’s approval for the introduction of additional restrictions on the sale and advertising of vapes to under 18s. The proposals will be incorporated into the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill. It will also...

Tell your local paper and TD of  the importance of flavoured vapes to stop smoking   Why are commentators failing to focus on the need for a ban and strong enforcement on the sale of vaping products to underage teens? To stop teens from vaping, the Government...

Ireland’s approach to tobacco control is broken. While other nations witness tangible decreases in their smoking rate (see examples below), the number of Irish people who smoke has started to increase again. There is no question that the ‘Tobacco Free Ireland’ goal...

Dr. Garrett McGovern, Medical Director and Founder of the Priority Medical Clinic is not surprised with the RedC findings, which reveal that 96% of vapers would go back smoking or buy flavours abroad if a ban on flavoured vapes was introduced. The leading expert in...