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Thu 06 Jun 2004Former Clonmel mayor stands on his opposition to smoking banCouncil Profile/Tipperary South: A former mayor of Clonmel is standing as an Independent candidate on a single issue, his opposition to the smoking ban, in the local elections in Tipperary South Riding.Mr Dominick O'Hara served as a Fine Gael councillor for seven years (1987-1994), and was mayor (1992-1993), before narrowly losing his seat in 1994. He did not contest the 1999 local elections.