Warnings on individual cigarettes began appearing at retail in July 2024 for king size cigarettes, with regular size cigarettes following by April 2025
However, there is an exception
These ads, which reached into the 1980s, presented the cigarette as an accessory for any outfit, featuring fashion-forward models under a slogan advising consumers to Wear a Max today. Further, these Wear a Max ads spoke to feminine concerns with beauty, claiming that the cigarette is long, lean and great looking, insinuating that by smoking an attractive cigarette, the smoker will be attractive, too.
Consequently, the risk of heart disease in smokers is double that of non-smokers
Simon Clark, director of Forest, said: Purchased legally, tobacco costs more in Ireland than any other country in Europe