Kyle Hayes will not be jailed if he is deemed suitable for community service, says judge

The Limerick hurler will avoid jail if he is deemed suitable for 180 hours of voluntary unpaid community service, in lieu of a three-month jail sentence for his conviction for violent disorder in a nightclub, a judge has said

Kyle Hayes arrives at the court in Limerick on Friday. Picture: Brendan Gleeson

A judge on Friday told All-Star Limerick hurler Kyle Hayes he is going to prison for three months for engaging in unlawful violence at a nightclub seven years ago, if he is deemed unsuitable to carry out 180 hours community service in lieu of the suggested jail term.

Hayes, 26, of Ballyahsea, Kildimo, Co Limerick, 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, after a jury convicted him on two charges of engaging in violent disorder at the Icon nightclub, Limerick, on October 28, 2019.