Smoking ban exemptions likely to cause uproar

THE SMOKING ban unravelled further last night as it emerged that more categories are likely to be exempted from regulations.

The Irish Examiner has learned that in addition to hotel bedrooms, rooms in guest houses and bed and breakfasts (B&Bs) will likely be included in an amendment being finalised by the Attorney General and the Department of Health.

A further issue is understood to have arisen in relation to the definition of hostels, which could also be excluded from the smoking ban.