Two Limerick pubs fined for breaching smoking ban

The first two pubs to be successfully prosecuted for breaching the smoking ban in the mid-west region have each been ordered to pay almost €2,000 in fines and legal costs.

Hanley's bar in Kilteely, Co Limerick, and Nolans bar, Nicholas Street, Limerick city, are the first two pubs to be successfully prosecuted by the Mid Western Health Board for breaching the ban which came into effect just under a year ago.