Ireland Named in reporting
Michael Hayes
Born 1954, from the ages reported. 21 reports across 1 case, 11 Jul 2025 to 22 Oct 2026
Other people with this name: born between June 1961 and June 1962 (1 case), born between May 1965 and May 1966 (1 case)
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Victim
- Born
- 1954, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Manslaughter
- Where
- Co. Limerick
- Reporting
- 21 reports, 11 Jul 2025 to 22 Oct 2026
- Outlets
- limerickleader.ie, rte.ie, limerickpost.ie, thejournal.ie, irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com
Photographs
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Cases
latest first- Man pleads guilty to manslaughter of pensioner in Limerick Manslaughter · Co. Limerick
Michael Hayes, a 71-year-old man and retired Defence Forces member, was found with critical head injuries outside his home at St Michael's Court, Watergate, Limerick City, in the early hours of 11 July 2025 after being punched and beaten with a vodka bottle wrapped in a bag. Philip Ambrose, a 43-year-old man of no fixed abode, was arrested the same morning and charged with murder at a special sitting of Limerick District Court on 12 July 2025. Ambrose was remanded in custody, underwent a psychiatric evaluation, and was refused bail in the High Court over the following months. On 22 October 2026, he appeared before the Central Criminal Court in Limerick where he pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter, and was remanded in continuing custody pending sentencing.
In court, 15 Jul 2025Victim · 21 reports
Timeline
every report naming Michael Hayes, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 22 Oct2026LATEST: Man pleads guilty to manslaughter of Limerick pensionervictim, Michael Hayes, 71, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Hayes
- 22 Oct2026Man pleads guilty to manslaughter of 'pure gentleman'victim, Michael Hayes, 72, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Hayes
- 22 Oct2026Guilty plea in death of 72-year old former defence forces member Philip Ambrosevictim, Michael Hayes, 72, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Hayes
- 1 Oct2026Man pleads guilty to manslaughter of ‘pure gentleman’ retired soldier in Limerickvictim, Michael Hayes, 72, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Hayes
- 23 Oct2025Still no book of evidence in case of Limerick pensioner's murdervictim, Michael Hayes, 71, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Hayes
- 26 Sep2025Book of evidence 'not yet complete' in case of Limerick man accused of murdering pensionervictim, Michael Hayes, 71, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Hayes
- 19 Sep2025Judge told man accused of Limerick pensioner’s murder to stop making ‘inappropriate’ comments and whistling in courtvictim, Michael Hayes, 71, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Hayes
- 7 Sep2025Limerick murder accused applies for bail in the High Courtvictim, Michael Hayes, 71, irish (judged from name)Michael Hayes
- 28 Aug2025Man accused of pensioner's murder on 'holding charge'victim, Michael Hayes, 71, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Hayes
- 1 Aug2025Man accused in Limerick pensioner's murder remanded in custodyvictim, Michael Hayes, 71, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Hayes
- 18 Jul2025Funeral hears fatal assault victim was ‘proper character with heart of gold’victim, Michael Hayes, 72, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Hayes
- 15 Jul2025Fatal assault victim Michael Hayes to be laid to rest on Fridayvictim, Michael Hayes, 71, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Hayes
- 15 Jul2025Court told man charged with Limerick pensioner’s murder awaiting psych assessmentvictim, Michael Hayes, 71, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Hayes
- 14 Jul2025Tributes pour in for 'gentle' pensioner with 'heart of gold' after tragic murdervictim, Michael Hayes, 71, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Hayes
- 13 Jul2025Tributes paid to fatal assault victim who would ‘do a good turn for anyone’victim, Michael Hayes, 71, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Hayes
- 13 Jul2025BREAKING: Limerick man charged with murder at special night-time court sittingvictim, Michael Hayes, 71, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Hayes
- 13 Jul2025Man appears in court charged with murder of Limerick pensionervictim, Michael Hayes, 71, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Hayes
- 13 Jul2025Judge directs psychiatric evaluation on man charged with murder of Limerick pensionervictim, Michael Hayes, 71, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Hayes
- 12 Jul2025Man charged with murder of 71-year-old in Limerick cityvictim, Michael Hayes, 71, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Hayes
- 11 Jul2025Gardaí believe pensioner was beaten to death with bottle of vodkavictim, Michael Hayes, 71, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Hayes
- 11 Jul2025Neighbours express shock as ‘lovely man’ killed in Limerick City assaultvictim, Michael Hayes, 70s, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Hayes
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