Smoking ban a breath of fresh air to company

By Seán O’Riordan

Declan Murphy, who was told to pack his bags when Youghal Carpet Yarns closed in Carrigtwohill, Co Cork, last March, bought a small manufacturing company, Moderector, which is hoping to make the big time by selling canopies to pubs, hospitals and companies in advance of the proposed smoking ban planned from January 1.

Already the orders are piling in, but he admits that publicans are a bit on the slow side.