I thought he would get some jail time especially since he ran from the cops and pleaded not guilty.
He's very lucky, but not a great role model for young gaa fans.
Really like Kyle Hayes as a player. He's outstanding as an athlete and hurler. His versatility is unrivalled. 5 All Irelands and only 25. 2 as a forward, 3 as a back. I won't condone his assault but he was never going to jail. He was only 19 when it occurred and no previous convictions.
No one from Limerick says 'scrote' ..only Northern Irish. You aren't from Limerick
Won't knock a stir out of Hayes. He ll gp down as one of the greatest hurlers of all time when his career is over.
Now... I'm a Limerick man, and part time Hurling fan... but still think Kyle "Don't you know who I am" Hayes is a scrote.
But - GAA, John Kiely and JP's "pull" aside - there are utter scumbags doing this week in, week out, outside Limerick bars and clubs - and the Gardai are LITERALLY just watching on. As for the other c.u.next Tuesday's with 99 previous convictions - they're also walking away from similar charges.
This little 'cuntry' is fooked
Yes, admitting to his crime and showing some remorse would have this forgotten about pretty quick for Hayes. But he did neither, for whatever reason, and now faces a summer of goading from the stands.
No fan of Hayes, but what he does outside of actual pitch time should have no bearing on his GAA appearances and I'm sure the judge didn't adjudicate this on his being a high-profile figure. No more than Tiger Woods having to apologise to the golfing big wigs for his multiple misdemeanours when he should have told them to get stuffed as it was a private mater and nothing to do with them.
I know we had COVID lockdowns but is there any reason why it took the guts of 5 years to get to this decision?
Shane Horgan! Assaulted a Galway bouncer while wearing a Leinster blazer. Money is all he lost as well. If it was him who paid it.
Google..galway..court case...rugby...doorman etc
Who?
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I would have thought that the Kiely character witness fiasco - and of course Hayes' own refusal to take any responsibility whatsoever - would have been considered insulting by the judge.
But it seems not, no need to take any responsibility in order to get leniency from Irish courts
"Don't you know who I am?..."
For me that totally tainted John Kiely as a GAA manager. He can have all the success he wants as a hurling manager but that showed his character in it's true light.
Good to know that GAA players can get away with assaulting defenseless people on the ground and then lying about it without a custodial sentence. Another sad day for our justice system.
Called it. GAA players don't go to jail in this country. In a few months now JP and all the Limerick elite will be slapping his back and he will be put on the bizarre pedestal people in this country afford GAA players. If that was anybody else they would be doing time for it. 100% got away with it.
What's even more sickening is all the praise he got from the Limerick manager, saying he was mature and someone to rely on. The same little toerag pled not guilty to all charged, so that's a complete lie about his character.
One our Rugby legends and current TV commentators had a previous similar court experience and 'survived' quite well.
Did you expect anything else?
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