Smoking....

stannseniors · Veteran Member

Smoking....

Michele Erdvig · Host

stannseniors,

Congrats on your new baby! Boy or girl? No wonder you have been really busy.

People cannot smoke inside the pubs. But many pubs have new outside smoking areas. One place I was in had a deck with roof but the sides were open since it is officially only allowed outdoors. The ban has been going very well and no one has been smoking indoors. The fines are too high. Starting in just a few months there will be no smoking indoors in No. Ireland. I can't wait!

Michele

stannseniors · Veteran Member

It's a girl....the most pleasant and beautiful baby ever...everyone is so amazed at how happy she is.

(Sorry about all the edits - i was trying to get a picture on....

Anyway, these ladies told me the pubs they were in had smoking. They were all little towns but I couldn't believe that because of all the things I've heard about the fines. Glad all is well....I'm trying to catch up....

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CowboyCraic · Guru

Stanns,

First off, what an adorable baby!Congratulations!

I was in many a pub all over Ireland, small towns and large cities, in July of this year. In nary a one was a person allowed to smoke. Some had small ourdoor smoking areas but no smoking was happening inside, other than the instruments during the sessions,.

Michele, so wonderful to hear that NO. Ireland is following suit!

Nollaig Maith Duit (Merry Christmas),

Bit Devine

Cowboy Craic

yesiree · Guru

Now that's a cute baby!

Not sure which pubs these folks stopped, but I can definitely say the ban has been embraced by the Irish.

It's great to visit a pub and not smell like it afterwards.

Mark D · Senior Member

Congrats on your beautiful baby !

My wife and I were in Westport the very minute the ban went into affect. We thought that the transition was really quite smooth. It was a real blessing, as we would have nevered been able to tolerate the pubs if they were smokey. I remember spending hours in Matt Molloys the day after the ban, it was pure magic !

We did find a couple of the smaller pubs "uncomfortable" to be in after the ban, and it was not because of the left over smoke. It was that a few barkeeps allowed smoking in the back of the pub. They thought we were one of the many reported Smoking Spies ! These were government employee's checking things out. We were tossed out of "Shoot The Crows" in Sligo because the barkeep thought we were suspicious ! It was not a great pub anyway....................

Cheers !
Mark D.

Michele Erdvig · Host

stannseniors,

What a little cutie! Thanks for sharing her photo with us. Maybe she will be a future Ireland lover. What's her name?

Yes, No. Ireland is following the Republic's lead. There is info on my Hot News page.

Michele

stannseniors · Veteran Member

My daughter's name is Jamie (spelled Jaime) for all the Irish James' in my family.

I'm glad to hear the smoking ban is working, although I can hardly imagine the pubs without it - we can't wait to bring our daughter over there to show her how beautiful it is. I think it's funny that the exceptions to the ban include psychiatric hospitals, nursing homes, prisons and religious order homes. Those are the people who are "stuck" in a place and can't get out....i guess.....

Michele Erdvig · Host

stannseniors,

I know what you mean about the places that still allow smoking. I had a laugh over them too. When you do take Jamie to Ireland she won't have to worry about second hand smoke. Thanks for posting her photo. We all enjoyed hearing your wonderful news and seeing the new addition to your family.

Michele