Kyle Hayes

Kyle Hayes (born 1998) is an Irish hurler who plays for Limerick Premier Intermediate Championship club Kildimo-Pallaskenry and at inter-county level with the Limerick senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a centre-forward.

Kyle Hayes
Personal information
Irish name Mac Shile Ó hAodha
Sport Hurling
Position Centre-forward
Born 1998 (age 21–22)
Kildimo, County Limerick, Ireland
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Occupation Student
Club(s)
Years Club
 Kildimo-Pallaskenry
Club titles
Limerick titles 0
Colleges(s)
Years College
2016-present
 University of Limerick
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
2017–present
 Limerick 16 (3-23)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 1
All-Irelands 1
NHL 1
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 12:50, 28 September 2019.

Playing career

University of Limerick

As a student at the University of Limerick, Hayes immediate became involved in hurling by becoming a member of the university's freshers' team. He missed UL's successful 2018 Fitzgibbon Cup campaign as an ongoing groin injury ruled him out of the team.[1]

Kildimo-Pallaskenry

Hayes joined the Kildimo-Pallaskenry club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels before eventually joining the club's top adult team in the Limerick Premier Intermediate Championship.

On 21 October 2018, Hayes was selected amongst the substitutes when Kildimo-Pallaskenry faced Cappamore in the Limerick Junior Football Championship final. He was introduced as a half-time substitute and ended the game with a winners' medal following the 1-15 to 2-07 victory.[2]

Limerick

Minor and under-21

Hayes first played for Limerick at minor level in 2015, in a season which ended with a defeat by Galway in the All-Ireland quarter-final.[3] He was eligible for the minor grade once again the following year. On 4 September 2016, Hayes was at full-forward when Limerick were defeated by Tipperary in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park.[4]

Hayes subsequently joined the Limerick under-21 hurling team and won a Munster Championship medal in his first season after a 0-16 to 1-11 defeat of Cork in the final.[5] On 9 September 2017, Hayes was at centre-back in Limerick's 0-17 to 0-11 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final.[6] He was later named on the Bord Gáis Energy Team of the Year.[7]

Senior

Hayes made his first appearance for the Limerick senior hurling team on 12 February 2017 in a 1-14 to 0-14 defeat by Wexford in the National Hurling League.[8] Later that season he made his first championship appearance, scoring 1-01 from play, in a 3-17 to 2-16 defeat by Clare in the Munster Championship.[9]

On 19 August 2018, Hayes scored four points from play when Limerick won their first All-Ireland title in 45 years after a 3-16 to 2-18 defeat of Galway in the final.[10] He was later named man of the match.[11] Hayes ended the season by being nominated for an All-Star Award, while he was also named Young Hurler of the Year.[12][13]

On 31 March 2019, Hayes was selected at centre-forward for Limerick's National League final meeting with Waterford at Croke Park. He collected a winners' medal following the 1-24 to 0-19 victory.[14] On 30 June 2019, Hayes won a Munster Championship medal after scoring 1-02 from centre-forward in Limerick's 2-26 to 2-14 defeat of Tipperary in the final.[15] He ended the year by receiving a second All-Star nomination while he was also shortlisted for a second successive Young Hurler of the Year award.[16][17]

Personal life

On 8 January 2020, Hayes was granted bail after he appeared in court charged in connection with violent disorder relating to an incident which occurred at Denmark Street in Limerick in the early hours of 28 October 2019.[18]

Career statistics
As of match played 27 July 2019.
Team Year National League Munster All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Limerick 2017 Division 1B 62-0511-0110-0283-08
2018 31-0340-0541-08112-16
2019 Division 1A 50-0151-0710-00111-08
Career total 143-09102-1361-10306-32

Honours
Kildimo-Pallaskenry
  • Limerick Junior A Football Championship (1): 2018
Limerick
Awards
  • Bord Gáis Energy Under-21 Team of the Year (1): 2017
  • All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final Man of the Match (1): 2018
  • GAA-GPA All-Star Young Hurler of the Year (1): 2018

References
  1. Cormican, Eoghan (23 February 2018). "Kyle Hayes a frustrated spectator for Limerick and UL". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  2. Neville, Jack (22 October 2018). "WATCH: Reaction from Kyle Hayes and Peter Nash after JAFC victory". Limerick Post. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  3. Cahill, Jackie (27 July 2015). "Evan Niland stars as slick Galway see off Limerick". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  4. Cormican, Eoghan (5 September 2016). "Redemption as powerful Premier get hands on cup". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  5. "Limerick beat Cork to earn second Munster U21 hurling title in three years". Irish Examiner. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  6. Cormican, Eoghan (11 September 2017). "Limerick savour that September excitement in U21 hurling final". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  7. O'Toole, Fintan (2 October 2017). "Gillane the star man as Limerick, Kilkenny, Galway and Cork players make U21 team of the year". The 42. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  8. Furlong, Brendan (13 February 2017). "Davy's Wexford come good to see off Limerick". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  9. "Clare made to sweat for their win over Limerick". Irish Examiner. 4 June 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  10. McGoldrick, Seán (19 August 2018). "Limerick are All Ireland hurling champions for the first time in 45 years following epic victory over Galway". Irish Independent. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  11. "Kyle Hayes wins Man of the Match, Limerick dominate Sunday Game best XV but Galway star was their hurler of the year". Irish Independent. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  12. "All Star hurling nominees: 15 Limerick players in contention". Hogan Stand. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  13. Moran, Seán (2 November 2018). "Limerick sweep the boards with six All Star and both Hurlers of the Year". Irish Times. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  14. O'Toole, Fintan (31 March 2019). "Limerick end 22-year with for league honours in style with final win over Waterford". The 42. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  15. O'Toole, Fintan (30 June 2019). "More glory for Limerick as they lift Munster crown with 12-point win over Tipperary". The 42. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  16. O'Toole, Fintan (26 September 2019). "11 players from Tipperary as 8 counties feature in 2019 All-Star hurling nominations". The 42. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  17. "Callanan, Horgan and Reid nominated for Hurler of the Year". Hogan Stand. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  18. Hurley, David (8 January 2020). "Limerick hurler appears in court charged with violent disorder". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
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