Ireland Named in reporting
Daragh Hayes
Born 1987, from the ages reported. 19 reports across 1 case, 20 Oct 2022 to 11 Jun 2025
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused, suspect
- Born
- 1987, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Assault causing harm, Producing a weapon (hurley and wrench)
- Where
- Co. Limerick
- Reporting
- 19 reports, 20 Oct 2022 to 11 Jun 2025
- Outlets
- limerickpost.ie, irishmirror.ie, limerickleader.ie, irishtimes.com, thejournal.ie
Photographs
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Cases
latest first- Two brothers sentenced for assault causing harm in Kildimo, Limerick Assault causing harm · Co. Limerick
On 29 September 2021, Daragh Hayes, 37, and Cian Hayes, 33, both of Ballyashea, Kildimo, Co Limerick, lured their friend Ciaran Ryan to Daragh Hayes's home and beat him with a hurley and a foot-long steel wrench, causing a punctured lung, multiple fractures and extensive bruising. The brothers, who are brothers of Limerick hurler Kyle Hayes, were charged in October 2022 and remanded on bail. They pleaded guilty to assault causing harm and producing the weapons at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court on 23 October 2024. On 30 January 2025, Judge Colin Daly sentenced Daragh Hayes to three years and Cian Hayes to two and a half years, each with the final six months suspended, and the pair were later transferred to Shelton Abbey open prison in Co Wicklow.
Sentenced, 30 Jan 2025Convicted, accused, suspect · 19 reports
Timeline
every report naming Daragh Hayes, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 11 Jun2025Limerick brothers jailed for savage attack transferred to open prison 19 weeks into sentencesconvicted, Daragh Hayes, 37, male, named, irish (judged from name)Daragh Hayes
- 11 Jun2025Limerick brothers jailed for savage attack transferred to open prisonconvicted, Daragh Hayes, 37, male, named, irish (judged from name)Daragh Hayes
- 11 Feb2025Jailed Hayes brother listed among subs for weekend's Munster hurling finalconvicted, Daragh Hayes, 37, male, named, irish (judged from name)Daragh Hayes
- 31 Jan2025Pictures show assault victim in Limerick hospital after 'vigilante-style' attack by Hayes brothersconvicted, Daragh Hayes, male, named, irish (judged from name)Daragh Hayes
- 30 Jan2025Limerick brothers jailed for savagely beating friend with hurl and wrenchconvicted, Daragh Hayes, 37, male, named, irish (judged from name)Daragh Hayes
- 30 Jan2025BREAKING: Hayes brothers jailed at Limerick court for beating best friend 'like they wanted him dead'convicted, Daragh Hayes, 37, named, irish (judged from name)Daragh Hayes
- 20 Dec2024BREAKING: ‘Don’t mind him, he can breathe’ - hurley broken in assault by Hayes brothers on close friendconvicted, Daragh Hayes, 37, male, named, irish (judged from name)Daragh Hayes
- 20 Dec2024'Darkness still lingers in my parish': Victim of hurley and wrench attack said brothers 'beat me like they wanted me dead'convicted, Daragh Hayes, 37, male, named, irish (judged from name)Daragh Hayes
- 19 Dec2024‘They beat me like they wanted me dead’: Hayes brothers to be sentenced for savage attack on former friendaccused, Daragh Hayes, 37, male, named, irish (judged from name)Daragh Hayes
- 19 Dec2024‘He was begging for them to stop, but they just carried on’: Brothers to be sentenced for hurley and wrench attack on former friendconvicted, Daragh Hayes, 37, male, named, irish (judged from name)Daragh Hayes
- 26 Oct2024Judge refuses to extend legal aid for brothers charged with assault and production of hurley and wrenchesaccused, Daragh Hayes, 37, male, named, irish (judged from name)Daragh Hayes
- 25 Oct2024Judge refuses Hayes brothers charged with assault to extend State legal aid for various reportsaccused, Daragh Hayes, 37, male, named, irish (judged from name)Daragh Hayes
- 25 Oct2024Friendship with the victim ‘unfortunately turned sour’, Limerick court hears in Hayes brothers' caseconvicted, Daragh Hayes, 37, named, irish (judged from name)Daragh Hayes
- 24 Oct2024Brothers of Limerick hurling star to be sentenced for hurley attackconvicted, Daragh Hayes, 37, male, named, irish (judged from name)Daragh Hayes
- 23 Oct2024Two brothers of Limerick hurler Kyle Hayes plead guilty to assaulting man with a hurley and wrenchesconvicted, Daragh Hayes, 37, male, named, irish (judged from name)Daragh Hayes
- 23 Oct2024Hayes brothers plead guilty to assault causing harm in Limerick and producing wrenches and hurleyconvicted, Daragh Hayes, 37, male, named, irish (judged from name)Daragh Hayes
- 21 Oct2024Brothers of Limerick sport star accused of attacking man with hurley sticksaccused, Daragh Hayes, 37, male, named, irish (judged from name)Daragh Hayes
- 21 Oct2024Two brothers in court over alleged hurley attack in Limerickaccused, Daragh Hayes, 37, male, named, irish (judged from name)Daragh Hayes
- 20 Oct2022Brothers charged with assault following violent incident in Limerick villagesuspect, Daragh Hayes, 35, male, named, irish (judged from name)Daragh Hayes
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