It's emerged that three tobacco companies have now threatened legal action over Ireland's new plain packaging tobacco laws.
The legislation was signed into law by the President yesterday afternoon, and will take effect on a date to be decided by the Minister for Health.
Japan Tobacco International, Philip Morris, and Imperial Tobacco have all written to the government through three different legal firms.
Childrens Minister James Reilly - who began work on the laws when he was in the Department of Health - says the state is ready to stand its ground in court if necessary:
