Is Tobacco Still Affordable in Ireland | Dublin News

Smoking rates in Ireland stubbornly hover around 17-18% since 2019, defying anti-smoking efforts — but new analysis from Hiqa is digging into whether tobacco’s still affordable despite steep price hikes. With cigarette costs up 24% since 2020 while wages rose 28%, the real affordability puzzle remains. Hiqa’s comparing Ireland to other EU nations and the UK, using household income, wage growth, and spending habits — not just GDP — to uncover how accessible tobacco really is for Irish families. The goal? To help policymakers make tobacco less attainable, moving Ireland closer to its tobacco-free vision of under 5% smoking prevalence. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/445ab00676d07bc1