Jury retires in assault trial of All-Ireland winning Limerick hurler Kyle Hayes

The four-time All Star hurler is accused of having been part of a 'mob' that 'chased', 'punched', 'stamped' and 'kicked' Cillian McCarthy outside the Icon nightclub in Limerick City

Kyle Hayes. (pictured) is also alleged to have punched Mr McCarthy on the dance floor of the nightclub after having earlier squared up to him and Mr McCarthy’s friend, Craig Cosgrave. File picture: Brendan Gleeson

A jury in the trial of five-time All-Ireland winning Limerick hurler, Kyle Hayes, who is accused of assault and violent disorder, has retired to consider its verdict at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court.

Mr Hayes, (25), is accused of having been part of a “mob” that “chased”, “punched”, “stamped” and “kicked” Cillian McCarthy, (24), during a “vicious and sustained attack” outside the Icon nightclub in Limerick City on October 28, 2019.