TY - JOUR T1 - Increased smoking and e-cigarette use among Irish teenagers: a new threat to Tobacco Free Ireland 2025 JF - ERJ Open Research JO - erjor DO - 10.1183/23120541.00438-2021 VL - 7 IS - 4 SP - 00438-2021 AU - Salome Sunday AU - Joan Hanafin AU - Luke Clancy Y1 - 2021/10/01 UR - http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/7/4/00438-2021.abstract N2 - Tobacco Free Ireland is an Irish Government policy which demands that the prevalence of tobacco smoking in Ireland be less than 5% by 2025. From 1995 to 2015, teen smoking decreased from 41% in 1995 to 13.1% in 2015, and SimSmoke modelling suggested that the 5% 2025 target was achievable in this group [1]. But, in 2019, current smoking (smoked in the past 30 days) increased overall from 13.1% in 2015 to 14.4% in 2019, with the increase being greater in boys than girls (16.2% versus 12.8%) [2]. This threatens the Tobacco Free Ireland endgame. Here, we draw on data from two waves (2015 and 2019) of the Irish ESPAD (European School Survey Project on Alcohol and other Drugs) to analyse the use of tobacco products by teenagers and offer an explanation for the change.Smoking prevalence decreased in Irish teenagers in all ESPAD survey waves from 1995 until 2015. However, in ESPAD 2019, current teen smoking and e-cigarette use increased, threatening Ireland's 5% prevalence tobacco endgame strategy. https://bit.ly/3yXVAyNWe wish to acknowledge the important part played by colleagues Sheila Keogan, who managed and supervised both Irish waves of ESPAD 2015 and 2019; and Keishia Taylor, Kate Babineau, Ellen Whelan and Ermelinda Furtado da Luz Brzychcyk, who were involved in the data collection and management of the two waves. ER -