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Mick Clifford: Kyle Hayes' case exposes contradictions in the GAA’s stance on player conduct

Limerick GAA star Kyle Hayes’ latest legal trouble raises questions about justice, accountability, and the role of luck in sport
Mick Clifford: Kyle Hayes' case exposes contradictions in the GAA’s stance on player conduct

Limerick hurler and All-Ireland winner Kyle Hayes is a lucky man. Picture: Chani Anderson

Some hurlers have all the luck. Take any one of those who have played with Kyle Hayes over the course of his career. 

He is an excellent hurler, imbued with the combination of physical presence, hand-to-eye co-ordination, superlative ability to strike a ball and vision. To share a pitch, not to mind a team, with such a player must be exhilarating.

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