e-cigarettes sale banned to children

The sale of vapes and e-cigarettes to children are being banned in Ireland.

The ban covers the sale of nicotine inhaling products to those under the age of 18.

It will be an offence to sell a nicotine inhaling product to a child, with a fine of up to €4,000 and up to a six-month term of imprisonment.

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly  added that in  2024 he would commence the remaining measures in the Act (such as around advertising, a licensing system and vending machines) and  he would  examine the results of public consultation on the further regulation of e-cigarettes and on some innovative proposals in tobacco control.