Five-time All Ireland winning hurler Kyle Hayes has appeared in court after being charged with dangerous driving.
The 26-year-old from Ballyashea, Kildimo, county Limerick, was arrested in county Cork on the 14th of this month.
Junior Counsel Liam Carroll told the court Kyle Hayes was willing to enter a plea to careless driving.
Judge Colm Roberts said he is aware of a practise around the country where some people try to reduce dangerous driving charges to careless driving and said he has a ‘strong view’ on what he considers dangerous, noting he had been ‘stung’ by the practise before and saying ‘once bitten, twice shy.’
He said no decision on the application will be made until he hears the evidence and said he understand the practise developed for good reason but said tolerance for dangerous driving is lower now.
No evidence was given about the alleged offence in court and Kyle Hayes did not speak during the brief hearing.
The matter will be before the court again for DPP directions on the 10th of September.
