No jail for trio in hotel brawl

The manager of a Killarney hotel where three guests celebrating a confirmation were involved in violent disorder has criticised the suspended sentences handed down to all three at the Circuit Court earlier this week.

The bar manager of the Quality Hotel received five stitches after being struck by a bottle; two gardaí were assaulted; and three other civilians in the bar were also struck, the Circuit Criminal Court in Tralee was told this week.

Judge Thomas E O’Donnell sentenced three members of the Dinan family, guests at the hotel, to two years and six months, but suspended all three sentences.