Responsible Vaping Ireland – Vaping Trade Association

October 2, 2025

Electronic Product Tax to be introduced from November 1st

The Minister for Finance has signed a commencement order, giving effect to EPT from November 1st. Those that are eligible for EPT are: Manufactures within the […]

October 1, 2025

Responsible Vaping Ireland 2026 pre-budget submission

Responsible Vaping Ireland (RVI) is the national association representing responsible retailers of vaping products. We are committed to supporting proportionate, evidence based regulation that protects public […]

October 1, 2025

Responsible Vaping Ireland’s Economic Report

The vaping market in Ireland has grown rapidly over the past decade, becoming a highly valuable retail segment for local retailers across the country. While there […]

October 1, 2025

Supporting local retailers, helping smokers to quit

February 17, 2021

National No Smoking Day should be used to recognise vaping as a viable less harmful alternative

Ireland’s largest vaping trade association, Vape Business Ireland (VBI) has reiterated its call for vaping products to be recognised by the Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly […]

February 5, 2021

European Commission Eurobarometer on the attitude of Europeans to tobacco and e-cigarettes

Eurobarometer poll reflects positive role of vaping in achieving smoking cessation in Ireland

Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly and the Health Service Executive’s (HSE) Quit Team must now acknowledge the positive role vaping plays as a less harmful alternative […]

January 14, 2021

Oireachtas Legislative Programme Spring 2021

VBI welcomes Government commitment to prevent youth access to vaping products

Vape Business Ireland (VBI), Ireland’s largest vaping trade association, welcomes the Irish Government’s commitment to commence Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling […]

October 23, 2020

VBI response to the public consultation on the SCHEER Preliminary Opinion on electronic cigarettes

On Friday, 23rd October 2020, Vape Business Ireland submitted the below response to the public consultation on the European Commission Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and […]

October 8, 2020

Increased taxes on vaping products runs contrary to Tobacco Free Ireland

In the Irish Heart Foundation’s Budget Submission 2021, they have called for a new tax on vaping products to protect young people from nicotine addiction. While […]