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TobaccoFree Research Institute Ireland

Dublin, Ireland

HealthAddictionChildren & Youth
Think tankNational reach
Profile last updated: October 20, 2026

About

TobaccoFree Research Institute Ireland is a think tank based in Dublin, Ireland working on health, addiction, children & youth.

The TobaccoFree Research Institute Ireland (TFRI) is a registered charity and limited company based in Dublin. It conducts research and policy work on tobacco, e-cigarettes, alcohol, cannabis and gambling among young people, including national surveys of adolescent substance use. It works with national and European partners to inform tobacco control policy in Ireland and Europe. TFRI was formed in 2002 from a partnership between the Office of Tobacco Control and ASH Ireland and their parent organisations.

Location

Dublin, Ireland

Organisation type

Think tank

Legal form

Limited company

Focus areas

tobacco controle-cigarettesadolescent substance useESPADpublic health researchsmoking cessation

Languages

EN

Causes & programmes

Causes

HealthAddictionChildren & Youth

Works for

Youth

How they work

ResearchAwareness & educationAdvocacy & campaigning

Programmes

ESPAD Ireland

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Addiction · Ireland

Ireland's contribution to the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs, a survey of substance use among 15-16 year old students, of which TFRI is Principal Investigator.

TackSHS Project

Health

Research on secondhand tobacco smoke and e-cigarette emissions, their respiratory health impacts and economic burden across European populations.

SILNE-R

Health

Realist evaluation of programmes and strategies to prevent adolescent smoking across seven European countries, funded under Horizon 2020.

Countries of operation

Ireland

Funding & support

Funded by

Government fundingEU funding

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Office of Tobacco Control, ASH Ireland, Irish Cancer Society, Irish Heart Foundation

Other non-profits in Ireland

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