Two brothers of star Limerick hurler Kyle Hayes jailed for beating childhood friend ‘like they wanted him dead’
- Cian Hayes was sentenced to two and a half years in jail, while Daragh Hayes received a three-year sentence, both with the final six months suspended, for assaulting Ciaran Ryan on September 29, 2021.
- Ciaran Ryan suffered severe injuries, including a punctured lung and multiple fractures, during the unprovoked attack by the Hayes brothers, who used a hurley and a steel wrench.
- Mr. Ryan expressed his belief that the sentences were too lenient compared to other cases, stating he was 'flabbergasted' by the outcome and felt it was not justice.
- The attack has left Mr. Ryan traumatized, experiencing PTSD and feeling 'semi-shunned' by his community after speaking out against the Hayes brothers.
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Brothers of star hurler Kyle Hayes jailed for savage assault on friend
Two brothers of Limerick hurling star Kyle Hayes, were jailed today for savagely beating a friend with a hurley and a wrench. Daragh Hayes, (37), and Cian Hayes, (33), of Ballyashea, Kildimo, Limerick lured their friend and former Limerick minor football star Ciaran Ryan to Daragh Hayes’s house and set upon him with a hurley and a foot-long steel wrench. ‘They beat me like they wanted me dead’, an emotional Ciaran Ryan told the court previously.…
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