Of that ilk

Ireland's celebrated ban on smoking in the workplace, which includes pubs, is facing its first serious test case. A pub in Galway, the suspiciously Oirish-named Fibber Magee's, is openly permitting smoking in the bar. They claim that revenue has crashed since the ban went into effect. But what caught our eye was the appropriately named co-owner:

Speaking to RTE News tonight, co-owner of the pub Ronan Lawless said the pub's owners were taking legal advice to decide what their response to this latest development [an imminent injunction] will be.

For their next stunt, the pub should fly over the recently drafted St Louis Rams quarterback, Jeff Smoker, who likewise has a past to back up his surname.

UPDATE [Oct 4 2004]. Mr Lawless fought the law and the law won.