Kyle Hayes assault trial shown footage of fight on Limerick nightclub dancefloor

Some disagreement arose in the court when the barrister for the  All-Ireland winning Limerick hurler referred to the alleged victim as being 'ejected' from the night club

Kyle Hayes has been charged with one count of assault causing harm and two counts of committing violent disorder. Picture: Brendan Gleeson

Video footage of a fight which broke out on a “jammed” nightclub dancefloor was shown to a court in the trial of three men, including a five-time All-Ireland winning Limerick hurler, for assault.

Kyle Hayes, 25, of Ballyashea, Kildimo, Co. Limerick, has been charged with one count of assault causing harm to Cillian McCarthy, (24), of Toureen, Ballysimon, Co. Limerick, outside the ICON nightclub in the early hours of October 28, 2019.