Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Smoking ban 'has closed 100 pubs'


Northern Ireland - More than 100 bars in Northern Ireland have closed since the introduction of the smoking ban, it has been claimed. The Federation of Retail Licensed Trade said that 7% of Northern Ireland's pubs and bars had gone out of business since the ban's introduction a year ago. Its chief executive Stephen Kelly said: "The much-promoted view that non-smokers would be rushing to premises has not materialised." More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Elf Cosmetics