Irish Heart Oireachtas Urged To increase Legal Age For Tobacco To 21 – Irish Heart Foundation
We note an increase in lobbying by non-governmental organisations(NGO’s) to influence the Department of Health in the upcoming Tobacco and Vaping Licencing Bill (See Here) Of particular concern to us is the suggestion that the age restrictions for tobacco (currently 18) sales and vaping (none currently) would be raised to 21. CSNA would have serious […]
Sale of Alcohol Bill
In last week’s newsletter, we brought to your attention changes contained in the new Bill that would provide for Distance Sales legislation The Sale of Alcohol Bill is a bringing together dozens of pieces of legislation relating to intoxicating liquor that have been on our statute books as far back as 1815. What we have […]
Health Committee Backs Ban On Vaping
Members will be aware that the Department of Health intends to further regulate the ways that nicotine-inhaling products (e-cigarettes and vaping units) are sold. A report from the Joint Oireachtas Committee (See Here) on the pre-legislative scrutiny of the Bill, which is also designed to licence the sale of tobacco products was published last Friday. […]
Summer Holidays Increase The Levels Of Test Purchase Visits
Members should continue to remind their staff, particularly those that are newly appointed and/or part-time that both the Environmental Health Officers (Tobacco), An Garda Síochána ( Alcohol) and various Field Sales operators (National Lottery) carry out their respective Test Purchases during periods when there is a ready supply of youngsters who are not busying themselves […]
Laois CSNA Member Sells Lucky €1 Million Euromillions Raffle Winning Ticket
There is huge speculation and excitement in Laois over who the lucky €1 million EuroMillions lotto raffle winner is. The winning ticket for the ‘Ireland Only Raffle’ was sold in CSNA member Kevin Bracken’s Maxol Gala store on Stradbally Road in Portlaoise. The draw took place on Friday 05th July and the National Lottery revealed […]
