John Walsh refers to Minister Martin as one of nature's killjoys and says his use of the word "tipsy" is "redolent of the maiden aunt, covering her glass with a trembling hand and refusing a top-up of Baileys". As I said earlier, I'm not a smoker, but I don't like this ban.
Lots of arguments about the economics of the ban. 9 months into New York City's ban, the economic results are unclear. I still believe there's a fundamental difference between pubs and restaurants and that the Irish restaurant trade won't suffer too much, but pubs will be a different story.
