John Kiely: Character witness appearance was to show Kyle Hayes support, not condone behaviour

The Treaty star was this week handed a two-year sentence for two convictions of violent disorder at a Limerick city nightclub in December 2019.

Limerick manager John Kiely, alongside Kyle Hayes. Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

John Kiely has insisted his appearance as a character witness for Kyle Hayes did not mean he condoned the Limerick hurler’s behaviour inside and outside a nightclub in 2019.

Speaking at the launch of the Munster senior hurling championship in Cahir this afternoon, Kiely expressed his relief that the case has ended and Hayes had not received a custodial sentence.