Victim says he ‘can’t comprehend’ sentences given to Hayes brothers
A man who was savagely attacked by convicted Limerick brothers Cian and Daragh Hayes said that, in his opinion, the Kildimo siblings deserved longer sentences than what they received Thursday compared with sentences given to other people convicted of crimes.
The unprovoked attack on completely innocent Mr Ryan, occurred at Daragh Hayes’s home, on September 29th, 2021.
The Hayes brothers beat the former Limerick minor footballer with a hurley and an industrial-sized steel wrench, after they became fixated about a perceived relationship between Mr Ryan and Daragh Hayes’ ex-partner, which, in fact, there was no evidence of.
On Thursday, Cian Hayes (33) was sentenced to two and half years in jail with the final six months suspended, and Daragh Hayes (37) was jailed for three years with the final six months suspended. The two siblings pleaded guilty to assault causing harm and producing the hurley and wrench during the assault.

Cian Hayes
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