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Post-Castro Havanas
What will happen to the Cuban ciagr industry if Fidel Castro doesn’t return to power? James Leavey asks some interested parties
Just before Fidel Castro’s 80th birthday in August 2006, an American-based anti-Castro website urged Cuba's exiled dissidents to “Break out the cigars, Fidel's dying.” How ironic, given that the revolutionary Cuban leader who thumbed his nose at America for 47 years quit smoking two decades ago, for...
By James Leavey from Issue 9 published on 18/09/2006
Saints and sinners Ireland's smoking ban
The smoking ban is reality in Ireland. What have the effects been?
Whether it’s for the craic, the booze or the music, the pub has long been the focal point of Ireland’s social life. The Irish love good company and prefer to drink in public rather than at home. Which is probably why there are more than 11,000 drinking establishments in Ireland – and that’s not cou...
By Dominic Roskrow from Issue 4 published on 10/05/2005
