Kelly hopes Corbett plans for Hayes Hotel flourish

Former GAA President Seán Kelly has backed Lar Corbett’s bid to buy Hayes Hotel in Thurles after the Tipperary hurler confirmed he wants to purchase the Association’s birthplace.

Corbett, Hurler of the Year in 2010, has expressed an interest in taking over Hayes Hotel, along with business partner Kevin Coppinger and international boxing star Matthew Macklin.

And Corbett (32) has been promised full support from Kelly, one of the leading voices in the drive to save Hayes Hotel since it went into receivership last April. He revealed: “Myself and Matthew have sat down and we have expressed an interest. We’re looking to make a good go of it and we have the ideas that are going to make it work. It’s a place I know very, very well, from living in the town. We’re not here to waste anyone’s time — we want simple answers to simple questions.”