Kyle Hayes assault trial hears Limerick hurler 'punched' and 'stamped' on man outside nightclub

Cillian McCarthy alleged Kyle Hayes also assaulted him inside the club earlier on the night after he became angry that Mr McCarthy was chatting to two women at the bar in the club.

Kyle Hayes, of Ballyashea, Kildimo, Co Limerick, denies one count of assault causing harm to Mr McCarthy and two counts of violent disorder, inside and outside Icon nightclub, on October 28, 2019. Picture: Brendan Gleeson

A man told a court on Thursday he was chased, tripped, punched and kicked by a group of men as he lay on the ground, which included five times All-Ireland winning Limerick hurler Kyle Hayes.

Cillian McCarthy, 24 told Limerick Circuit Criminal Court that Kyle Hayes, 25, and others “punched” and “stamped” on him after he was “tripped” to the ground outside the Icon nightclub, Limerick City, on October 28, 2019.