"Take a lesson from the Irish and stop whining - even the smokers here appear to think its not a bad idea".

Has an official spokesperson for Irish Smokers arrived on the thread ?

Takings are also down among vintners in Ireland according to the figures I seen published. I never read anything from the pro smoking group to say smokers in Ireland support it. Possibly the people you seen standing in "Little Knots" could have been snorting or injecting drugs ?

Cork, Dublin and Limerick have some of the highest figures for drug abuse in Europe.

It always amuses me how some people suddenly find their voice.