October 06, 2003

Don't let the door hit you on the way out

Val Hanley (former mayor of Galway) has resigned on a point of principle as head of the Western Health Board. The principle? Well, he's not happy with the prospect of the forthcoming smoking ban. Why ? Because he is also a leading member of the Vintners Association (the pub-owners' union). The answer to why such a vocal representative of the tobacco and alcohol industries is chairing a health board is left as an exercise to the reader.


This issue is going to get more stupid before it gets better.


Posted by Monasette at October 6, 2003 10:56 PM | TrackBack
Comments

My thoughts exactly. Big Val seems to think that he's registering some kind of protest. In fact, all he's doing is drawing attention once more to the idiocy inherent in the Health Board system. So now another aparatchik gets a go at being chairman - big swing.

Posted by: Smoke at October 7, 2003 09:02 AM

Much as I'd love to be able to smoke in pubs after the new year, I don't think Hanley ever helped the pro-compromise lobby much.

Posted by: brendan at October 8, 2003 12:59 PM