August 2, 2023
Revenue under resourced to check the 1.2m freight vehicles that enter Ireland every year The Minister for Finance Michael McGrath has stated that there are only […]
July 14, 2023
One-third of Irish smokers prepared to purchase illicit tobacco A new poll, commissioned by representative body, Retailers Against Smuggling, has demonstrated the resilience of the illegal […]
July 5, 2023
Retailers Against Smuggling (RAS) welcomes the seizure by Gardaí and Revenue Customs officers of counterfeit cigarettes in West Dublin on July 4. The seizure has an […]
June 2, 2023
Meaningful enforcement measures are required to curb the enormity of illegal tobacco sales Retailers Against Smuggling (RAS) today (June 1) calls on the Government to increase […]
April 27, 2023
Rates of illegal cigarettes in 2022 jumped by 43% compared to the previous year, costing the Exchequer a record €384 million in 2022 Retailers Against Smuggling […]
March 21, 2023
Retailers Against Smuggling (RAS) today welcome the announcement of new tobacco seizures in County Cork and Louth, however, note concern over the increasing number of contraband seizures […]
February 24, 2023
Retailers Against Smuggling (RAS) welcomes the announcement (23.02.23) by Revenue of the major seizure at Dublin Port of approximately 6,000kgs of tobacco and 2,400 cigarettes on […]
February 21, 2023
Inflationary pressures will drive people to seek cheaper, illegal alternatives Retailers Against Smuggling (RAS) has today expressed grave concern that the phasing out of the reduced […]
November 30, 2022
Retailers Against Smuggling (RAS) welcomes yesterday’s major seizure of 10 million cigarettes at Rosslare Europort. The seizure had an estimated retail value of €7.9 million, representing […]