A bill to ban the sale of nicotine pouches to under-18s has been agreed by government. The Minister for Health, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill and the Minister for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drug Strategy, Jennifer Murnane O’Connor on Tuesday announced the Government has approved publication of the Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) (Amendment) Bill 2026. The bill will further regulate nicotine vaping products and introduce measures to address other "novel" nicotine products such as nicotine pouches. Ms Carroll MacNeill said: “Together these laws represent a comprehensive package to limit the promotion and sale of these addictive products. The appointment follows the agreement by Government in November 2025 to a time-bound scoping exercise.

Source: Irish Examiner March 04, 2026 07:39 UTC