Flavoured Vapes Ban 'Most Likely Measure to Make Them Less Attractive to Young People' - 14/05/2026

Banning flavoured vapes is the measure “most likely” to make them less attractive to young people, minister of state Jennifer Murnane O'Connor has told the Oireachtas health committee.New laws will see a ban on flavoured vapes and limits on the colours used in packaging among a raft of measures to try to curb the sharp rise in consumption among younger people. Tobacco-flavour or ‘unflavoured’ will be the only types allowed, under the government-supported measures. Under the new laws, the sale of nicotine pouches and other products will be banned to under-18s. We were joined on The Agenda this morning by Eoin O’Boyle, owner of OB Vapes in Drogheda, to get his thoughts on this. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.