Man jailed after violent incident in Cork city pub

A jail sentence of 18 months was imposed on a man who produced a bat during a violent confrontation at The Manhattan Bar in Ballyphehane, Cork, over Christmas 2011.

Judge Patrick J Moran imposed the sentence on Kief Varian, of 18 Sycamore Place, Togher, Cork, who pleaded guilty to producing the timber bat after St Stephen’s Day 2011.

Judge Moran said: “What happened at The Manhattan Bar ended in a terrible tragedy [the death of Gerard Delaney].