OVER the last few days there has been an attempt by some commentators and politicians to blame the smoking ban for the huge losses experienced by Fianna Fáil in the recent elections.

BRIAN NOLAN, executive director of the United Restaurant & Tavern Owners of New York, paints a sad picture of life for his members since New York adopted smoke-free workplaces.

I HAVE noted with interest the speculative economic arguments being presented by the Hospitality Alliance in the past week.

OVER the last few years considerable attention has been paid, and rightly so, to the apparent increases in the number of children with autism.