April 1, 2021

VApril 2021 campaign supports the State’s objective of a Tobacco Free Ireland

Vape Business Ireland supports largest campaign worldwide to help smokers move to a less harmful alternative Vape Business Ireland (VBI), Ireland’s largest vaping trade association, has […]
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

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

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 […]
July 26, 2020

VBI statement on new review of the health effects of tobacco cigarettes, e-cigarette and waterpipe use on the body and clinical outcomes

Vape Business Ireland (VBI), Ireland’s largest vaping trade association, are issuing this statement in response to the publication on 26th June 2020 of a review by […]
April 17, 2020

Why does Prof Luke Clancy refuse to acknowledge work done by HIQA?

Below is a ‘letter to the Editor’ of The Irish Time submitted in response to a piece published by Professor Luke Clancy on how ‘now is […]
April 1, 2020

VBI supports VApril, the world’s largest vaping consumer campaign

Vape Business Ireland (VBI), Ireland’s largest vaping trade association, will once again support the annual VApril campaign which aims to help smokers make the transition to […]