Corporate lobbying documents released to The Irish Times under the Freedom of Information act reveal that two of the largest tobacco companies in the world called on the Irish government to regulate nicotine pouches and to add age restrictions to the product. At the same time, a vaping company labelled proposed regulation for the sector as “draconian, excessive and unnecessary”. Hugh Dooley has the story.

In his latest Your Money Q&A, Dominic Doyle answers a query about the possible tax disadvantages to gifting your children money now rather than as inheritance.

Irish-founded financial services firm Centralis, meanwhile, has a secured a major investment from California-based private equity firm HGGC which values it at €500 million. Eoin Burke-Kennedy has the story.