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Almost a third of cigarettes in Galway are illegal
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Over 30 percent of cigarettes smoked in Galway are illegal.
That’s according to The National Federation of Retail Newsagents in Ireland, which is warning the government to tackle the sale of illegal cigarettes.
A new survey shows almost 28 per-cent of discarded empty packets across the country are illegal and untaxed.
Galway is ranked 6th in 22 cities and towns surveyed across the country and is 3 percent above the national average for illicit cigarettes.
The research shows smokers in Drogheda in Co Louth and Tallaght in Dublin are the biggest users of illegal cigarettes followed by Athlone in Westmeath while the lowest is Clonmel in County Tipperary.
The President of the NFRN, Joe Sweeney, has this message for the government.