The proposed rule doesn't ban nicotine but lowers the amount allowed in cigarettes, cigarette tobacco, roll-your-own tobacco and most cigars to 0.7 milligrams per gram of tobacco − a smaller ...

The ban on menthols follows a four-year phasing-out period that saw smaller packs of rolling tobacco banned in 2017, as well as 10 packs of cigarettes. Why is the ban being introduced?

An increasing number of Irish smokers are rolling their own cigarettes due to a false belief that they are “a healthier alternative” to pre-rolled products, the Health Service Executive has said.