Publicans face lawsuits over smoking, says union

THE union representing bar workers has warned that pub owners face a raft of legal cases from its members unless smoking is banned in pubs.

MANDATE have accused Minister for Health Micheál Martin’s of treating them like second-class citizens over his failure to introduce a complete ban on smoking in pubs.

Mr Martin’s Public Health Tobacco bill is proposing to ban smoking in the workplace, but bar employees won’t enjoy the benefits of this legislation.