Kyle Hayes Suspended Sentence

His "slavish" supporters are getting great mileage out of how Hayes, Kiely, JP and Limerick hurling in general are living rent free in the heads of some. There are quite a few Limerick fans I know (myself included) who would never condone what he did and know that he's a very lucky boy.

Whatever he does as a hurler will be somewhat overshadowed by his terrible character. A real thug who should be in jail for a few years. But this is Ireland and our judges don't believe in putting people in jail.

I wonder if Kiely would be so understanding and sympathetic if it was his son who was beaten that badly. Isn’t Kiely a school principal? Sickening…

If he admitted what he had done and had remorse then I would agree that a custodial sentence would be over the top.

The fact that he had no remorse means that a custodial sentence would be appropriate. Lads like that never resort to violence in a once off incident only.

Imagine how big their egos would be if they were paid big money to play. 😮 in fairness some of them think they are Messi. I remember one GAA player, married guy and not good looking at all, but he used to try it on with anything that moved, the arrogance from him was unreal.

Lookit....All will be forgiven and forgotten about when Limerick win 5 in a row....

No, it highlights the faux outrage and hypocrisy of those who consider the suspended sentence an injustice when much more serious crimes get similar treatment every day of the week without a peep. 18 months prison for someone who hasn't put a foot wrong before or since for a fight in a nightclub? If that's the standard people expect we better start building 1000's of prison cells fast. Anyone who thinks an amateur athlete must be some sort of public role model does so on their own volition. Everyone has their flaws and make mistakes - unfortunately for KH because he's particularly good at his hobby his mistake gets plastered all over the front pages of the national press and he'll have to endure verbal abuse from thousands of individuals for years to come. Of course what he did that night was terrible but on the balance of things he's done a lot more good than bad in his life so he should just be allowed to get on with his life. But of course that won't be possible as that's the society we live in now so best of luck with the keyboard anger.

The very thought out and sustained nature of Hayes’s actions paint to me a nasty bastid. Even more galling that Kiely was so supportive

Don't count your chickens before they hatch. Kilkennys team of the 00s were untouchable and then they were beaten.

It wasn't a fight in a nightclub. It was a beating of a man by a gang of other men led by Kyle Hayes. They beat a defebless man while he lay on the ground outside a nightclub, fracturing his eye socket. It was a disgusting and cowardly act.

It's more to point out that vehicular assault, manslaughter etc is not taken very seriously in Ireland generally

Basically if you want to assault someone do it behind the wheel of your car. Might get a driving ban if youre unlucky