SMOKING: THE BACKLASH: Publican spends EUR150k ripping off roof so punters can carry on puffing.(News)

From: The Mirror (London, England) | Date: July 8, 2004 | Copyright information

Byline: TIM DOYLE

A FRUSTRATED publican is beating the smoking ban by ripping off the roof of his bar.

Ambitious Tony Ward spent EUR500,000 renovating the top floor of trendy Co Louth pub Redz in 1999 - and another EUR150,000 demolishing the roof when he realised his customers had nowhere to light up.

He said yesterday: "Some have said I am completely mad taking the roof off a building that was only built five years ago.

"But now that it...

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