Pubs selling seven million fewer pints

DRINKERS downed seven million fewer pints last month in a sales slump publicans have blamed on the smoking ban.

Pubs selling seven million fewer pints

The country's largest publicans' organisation is now calling on the Government to row back on its no-butts legislation and allow smoking indoors in specially designated areas.

The Vintners Federation of Ireland (VFI), which represents 6,000 publicans, said its members had suffered a 15-20% drop in business since the ban came into effect on March 29 and their suppliers' trade was down as much as 25%.

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