*L*..The Kerryman is the biggest provincial newspaper in the south-west region. It's owned by the independent group.
I know, I know! The name conjures up a wealth of bad jokes! *L*
Thanks for the link! :-)
A MUSICIAN has embarked on a year-long protest against the Irish smoking ban. Sean O'Neil claims to have broken the law in 20 different pubs, leaving a calling card in each one with the message "I smoked in your bar". He has vowed to puff openly in a different bar each day for the next year in protest against the ban.
Travelling the country selling his albums under the name The Wandering Minstrel, he has been barred, gone unnoticed and even been offered a cigarette by one publican. "It's a one-man stand against what one man banned. I am doing this for common sense and freedom and moderation and tolerance. Someone has to do it. If I'm asked to leave, I leave. I tell them I'm breaking the law and to ring the hotline if they wish. Many of them don't seem to have the number," he said.
Source: Sunday Times (18 April 2004)
I am reading these stories with a very bad irish accent in my head. I need serious professional treatment.