[Semper Paratus]

Tell 'em to "sod off' and transit our troops through Gatwick UK instead.

[Alberta's Child]

Angry workers have claimed that Aer Rianta is being soft on the offenders because it is afraid of losing lucrative US military contracts.

Note to angry workers: The customer is always right.

[William Terrell]

It's been my observation that there's a number of people that don't like the smell of tobacco smoke, even though they produce offensive smells themselves, albeit out of the other end.

The junk research behind "secondhand smoke" was a godsend to these "oughta be a law" folks, and they heavily rely on it, ignoring the numerous studies that refute it.

This madness is not confined to one country or another anymore; it's become a worldwide problem.

[Born Conservative]

"There has been no smoking in any of the work areas and I am not aware of anyone having broken the ban in the restaurant or bars," one airport employee said.

Yea, right!

[sarasota]

I've never seen as much smoke in my life as I saw in Ireland. Pubs, at the movies, shops of all kinds. Guess things have changed.

[Just another Joe]

Irish PUFF

[VRWC_minion]

Why not give the troops a smoking area. End of problem.

BTW, what does it mean they "get off easy". Do you think the average troop is going to worry about paying a ticket to a foreign govt ?

[maica]

When our hospital was built, sensors were put in every bathroom. For a few years, visitors or patients regularly set off the alarms when they tried to sneak a cigarette. Eventually, everyone coming into the hospital learned that a cigarette could not be smoked without detection.

At the same time, on the unit where high-risk mothers-to-be were hospitalized, a special room for smokers had to be built, to accomodate addicts who could not get to an outdoor location for their cigarette.

It was comically pathetic to see women, hospitalized because of potential danger to their baby, often attached to an IV drip, perched in a room (glass-fronted, smoke proof - as full of smoke as the back room of an unventilated laundry), puffing away.


I certainly think that if Shannon wants to keep this Air Rianta contract, they can provide a special room for our troops.

[nothingnew]

Puff.

FMCDH

[Incorrigible]

This news over there HappyGal?

[Madame Dufarge]

"many smokers and non-smokers alike believe that, far from getting better, the atmosphere — in terms of the traditional Irish craic — is the one thing that has got worse. In the town of Muff, two miles from the border with Northern Ireland, Willy Harkin and other smokers in the Squealin’ Pig Tavern believe that something special has vanished since the ban came into force. “This is one of the best-known pubs in Ireland,” says Harkin, “but the atmosphere has been destroyed. There have been times when we’ve all been outside smoking and the non-smokers have come out and joined us because they want to follow the craic. Sometimes we stand out there for up to 40 minutes.”

Ireland smoking ban: No fags, no fug, no fun?

[Mears]

Boston's Logan Airport,the one of 9-11 fame,went non- smoking quite few years ago.You can't even stand outside near a doorway.

About a year ago there was a very small,and I mean small,article in the Boston Globe that Houlihan's in the International terminal would allow smoking to "accomodate international travelers".

If this is such a big health issue what about those poor employees?

There was nothing about this on the airport's website the last time I checked,it still calls itself a smoke-free airport.I called the airport and yes,there is smoking in Houlihan's for their international travelers.

[swarthyguy]

SMOKERS should not be allowed to serve in the military.

What kind of message are we sending?

Do we know the effects of secondhand smoke on Irakis?

If it's not good enough for us citizens, same for the soldiers, throw the book at them. Better yet, send the smokers to winter duty in Minnesota.

[Great Dane]

They evacuate for cigar smoke......... a little over the top I would say.