There is no provision in the All Stars scheme’s conditions to disqualify a player for criminal convictions or indeed any off-the-field behaviour
There is no provision in the scheme’s conditions to disqualify a player for criminal convictions or indeed any off-the-field behaviour
In a parallel world Hayes was selected for an All Star. The thrust of the complaints on Liveline, and elsewhere, is that Hayes’s convictions should have disqualified him from consideration. But if that argument holds water, why was he allowed to line out for Limerick in this year’s league and championship? Why was he not suspended by the GAA for bringing the Association into disrepute?
Limerick's Kyle Hayes and Declan Dalton of Cork. Hayes was the best left half back in the championship. Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho It used to be the case that players who were sent off during the year were disqualified from consideration for an All Star. When that restriction was discarded in 1997, it was replaced by a much looser “sportsmanship” rule to be applied at the discretion of the committee. That rule hasn’t been raised for years, and, in any case, it was irrelevant here. Hayes’s merits as an All Star were founded solely on his performances in a Limerick jersey.
Eyebrows were raised when Kyle Hayes was picked for a Saturday evening league game against Dublin in Croke Park, weeks before his final sentencing hearing. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho
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