Hayes could still be hurled into jail

Wait to see if star suitable for 180hrs service

- DAVID RALEIGH

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A JUDGE yesterday told GAA star Kyle Hayes he must serve three months in prison for violent disorder at a nightclub if he is deemed unsuitable for 180 hours of community service.

All-Star Limerick hurler Hayes, 26, had been bound by the terms of a two-year suspended sentence “to be of good behaviour and not reoffend” within two years from last March.

It came after a jury convicted him on two charges of engaging in violent disorder at the Icon nightclub, Limerick, on October 28, 2019.

However, the judge said the “decorated hurler” had “breached” these terms when he engaged in dangerous driving at Mallow, Co Cork, driving “well in excess of the applicable (speed) limit” four months after the suspended sentences were imposed.

Hayes was detected by gardai driving an Audi A6 dangerously, at 155kph in a 100kph speed zone, while overtaking nine cars on the N20 Cork to Limerick dual carriageway, on July 14, 2024.

REVOKE

At Limerick Circuit Criminal Court, Judge Dara Hayes said he had to decide under a “Section 99” re-entry order, if he would revoke all, part of, or none of the suspended sentence.