I won’t be back because of your smoking ban

I AM an English businessman who for the last few years has been buying wood products from Ireland when my main business suppliers in Indonesia were no longer able to supply.

I used to buy ramin wood handles but substituted them for ash when ramin was no longer available. Sadly I have to tell you that my most recent business trip to you will be my last.

(By way of interest, my purchases were not that large no more than €400,000 per year, so it's hardly going to affect your gross national product).