Plumber told gardaí he tested boiler for leaks

A plumber on trial for manslaughter arising out of a gas leak at the Trident hotel in Kinsale, Co Cork, had told gardaí he had tested the boiler for possible leaks with a computerised testing device. But the accused later stated he had not done so.

The accused man’s own lawyer said yesterday what Richard Davis first told gardaí, in this regard, was untrue and he clarified it.

Mr Davis, aged 44, from Serenity, Killanully, Ballygarvan, Co Cork, is on trial for manslaughter of Miriam Reidy, and two breaches of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005.