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...

Joe Dunne, founder of 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...

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...

Survey shows a flavoured vapes ban will push vapers back to smoking Majority of vapers against an outright ban on flavoured vapes Ban will create black market for unregulated products A new survey reveals that 96% of vapers in Ireland would not favour an outright ban...

The report concluded that changes in prevalence of e-cigarette use in England have been positively associated with the overall quit rates and quit success rates but not clearly associated with the prevalence of quit attempts and mean cigarette consumption.

Red C conducted an on-street survey of vapers in Ireland to understand how vapers would react to a ban on flavoured vapes. Read on for the full survey.

University College London study of 37,000 young people finds no increase in smoking as vape use grows Irish experts must include vaping as an effective way to quit tobacco. Respect Vapers welcomes the new study published in the UK which reports that vaping is not a...