Man drank half-pint glass of spirits, court hears

A COCKTAIL of spirits which more than half filled a pint glass was served by hotel staff to a resident who had been drinking heavily for more than four hours, Nenagh Circuit Court was told.

Graham Parish, aged 26, was found dead early the next day in an upstairs conference room in Hayes Hotel, Thurles, Co Tipperary, where he was staying.

Two staff members at the hotel, bar manager Gary Wright, aged 34, and barman, Aidan Dalton, aged 28, both of Kilfithmone, Borrisoleigh, deny the manslaughter of Mr Parish.