Trinity College Dublin to become vape-free campus

Posted on: 18 February 2026

Today, 18^th February, is Ash Wednesday and also marks National No Smoking Day in Ireland. Did you know that Trinity College Dublin is a tobacco-free campus?

Trinity is a tobacco-free campus with three small exceptions. This policy now extends to vaping, with Trinity becoming a tobacco and e-cigarettes free campus from 18^th March 2026 onwards. People will continue to be prohibited from using cigarettes and e-cigarettes indoors on campus and requested not to use cigarettes and e-cigarettes outdoors on campus, except in designated smoking/vaping areas.   

This policy change was requested under Trinity’s Sustainability Strategy, in line with its Healthy Planet, Healthy People ethos, in response to very high observed e-cigarette use on campus and based on the results of this vaping prevalence and attitudes survey which over 2,600 members of the Trinity community completed in April 2023.  

Thank you to those who no longer smoke on campus or who use the smoking areas. Your consideration means fresh air and a clean campus for all.    

How Trinity is tackling smoking and vaping on campus  

• Trinity runs a weekly free stop smoking/vaping course in partnership with the HSE
• The Healthy Trinity team encourage colleagues to incorporate nicotine control or other healthy planet, healthy people topics into Trinity’s curriculum. 
• Trinity’s Commercial Determinants of Health Labhas made multiple submissions to government requesting stronger legislation to protect people and the planet from nicotine and other unhealthy commodities.

Thank you to those who no longer smoke on campus or who use the smoking areas. Your consideration means fresh air and a clean campus for all.    

Thank you also to Trinity’s Estates and Facilities team who deal with cigarettes butts and vape waste on campus, as well as the members of the community who put up posters, signs and remind people to respect the tobacco-free campus policy.

Visit the tobacco and vape free Trinity website for more information.

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