Sunday 1 August, 2021
Senator Catherine Noone said that sunbeds are currently defined as “care of the human body”.
Similar test purchase programmes are in place for the sale of alcohol and tobacco.
The Irish Cancer Society have described the news as “very worrying”.
The Health Minister noted his “genetic tan” as he announced new measures today.
Up to 28,000 children and teenagers use sunbeds every year.
TDs will debate the controversial issue in the Dáil today.
They’re also not too fond of the British.
It’s the first day back in the Dáil after the Easter break, so what’s happening?
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The Dáil debated legislation to ban sunbed use among under 18s this morning.
Legislation to ban the use of sunbeds by under 18s and regulate the industry has been approved but the Irish Cancer Society says this is not enough. Do you agree?
The government yesterday approved legislation that will regulate the use of sunbeds in Ireland for the first time.
The government has published a list of bills it expects to publish between now and the end of the year.
The Irish Cancer Society is renewing its calls for legislation to minimise the risk of skin cancers in under-18s.
Here’s our round-up of the best, the most interesting and the most commented-on pieces from the past week. Did you make it in?
You can wear false eyelashes on a sunbed. Thank God.
Women account for most of the melanoma cases related to sunbeds, according to the British Medical Journal.
Health Minister Edwin Poots has introduced legislation which bans people under the age of 18 from using, hiring or buying sunbeds in Northern Ireland.
Governor Jerry Brown signs a law which prohibits under-18s from using a tanning bed – raising the age threshold from 14.
