Itās the 30 hours a week training figure that will have other counties looking at their schedule and wondering how will they ever catch up. I know the figure probably refers to pre season but what would their schedule look like at the moment? Take out Sunday for a Munster league/ National League game and probably Saturday as anyone playing will be resting up. Thatās 6 hours a day for some of the 30 hour figure is true?
The real team will be training either before or after that match.
Iād imagine the 30 hour figure includes matches. Their training schedule is pretty well flagged at this stage. 2 nights on the field and 2 in the gym.
Meh. Kielys only in there giving character references because he needs Hayes for his hurling. As a school principal Iām sure heās had plenty of opportunities to give character references - Iād be fairly confident that this isnāt something he does that often if at all. This is a case of expediency and exceptionalism on Kielys behalf and should be called out as such.
Is anyone surprised that Kiely confirmed the near full time regime in place with the Limerick senior hurling team?
Hard believe GAA players get a lot of focus in a country where itās our most popular pastime. Hard believe a member of a 5 in a row chasing team is getting a lot of attention. Itās all so hard to believe.
It might be also possible that he likes the kid and realises he did something really stupid.
Lot of guessing in there. Iām surprised the character witness was given in person, usually theyāre just letters and Iām sure Kiely has written a few for Abbey lads in the past. If Iād soldiered on a team with a manager winning multiple All Irelands Iād be hoping heād give me a character witness too.
Sure, but the main reason that heās attaching his reputation to Hayes is the hurling I would have thought.
Happy to be proved wrong with lots of other examples of him giving similar character references
Is it possible he only gives references to people he likes? People he feels deserve them?
Claiming that he āaccepted responsibilityā was a little bit beyond a character reference too. Iād say thatās what provoked the barrister
Of course.
Fairly fortunate that one of those happens to be a star player in a team he manages 
No matter what you did?
Donāt think itād be much use on a murder or rape trial but in one where heās been found not guilty of assault causing harm, for sure
Aye, itās almost like heās deserving of it in his eyes
The @Limericks on the COTY thread, 19/1/24 : fuck DJ Carey, you shouldnāt take his hurling career into account when calling him out.
The @Limericks on the Kyle Hayes thread, 19/1/24 : ye are all jealous, leave poor Kyler alone, heās sound and he has won 5 all irelands and heāll win more.
If would be extremely rare for a prosecutor to challenge and cross examine a character witness. The prosecutor was correct to do so here as a lot of what Kiely had to say was risible and went well beyond his remit.
There is a weekend in AFL after the season is over when all the teams have a weekend away
Rapes , assaults have all occurred these weekends
Iād have the full fry laid on for him with the cuppa. Heās Kyle Hayes, he can do as he wants.
Do you think someone might have shown some growth 5 years on from the event?