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John Gilligan

John Gilligan was convicted at the Special Criminal Court in March 2001 of importing cannabis and possession for sale or supply and sentenced to 28 years in prison. It was reduced to 20 years on appeal. The one-time suspect in the Veronica Guerin murder was released on October 15, 2013.

John Gilligan branded a 'lying little pig' by Veronica Guerin's killer Brian Meehan
John Gilligan
Brian 'The Tosser' Meehan, convicted of the murder of Veronica Guerin, reportedly hit the roof when he heard what Gilligan, 70, said about him on a recent TV documentary.
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Joe Duffy claims John Gilligan hit a man on the head with hammer for refusing to leave pool table
John Gilligan
The Ballyfermot native reacted to Virgin Media’s documentary, Confessions of a Crime Boss, which is about convicted criminal Gilligan
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Gangster John Gilligan goes back to court to support sick girlfriend as she appears on hospital video link
John Gilligan
The veteran crime boss capped off a remarkable 24 hours which began with him escaping jail in a plea bargain deal to hear British lover Sharon Oliver claim she knew nothing about his law-breaking
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Crime lords like John Gilligan must not be venerated for the anguish they cause
John Gilligan
Veronica Guerin was a decent, honest person. It is truly shocking she lies in a cold grave while the man responsible is living up the high life in Spain
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Helen McEntee weighs in on Virgin Media's controversial John Gilligan docuseries
John Gilligan
Justice Minister Helen McEntee said that she will not be watching the Virgin Media series Crime Boss about convicted criminal John Gilligan
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Simon Harris 'hopes' new TV series doesn't glorify John Gilligan
John Gilligan
HIgher Education Minister Simon Harris did not join calls for a new series from Virgin Media looking at John Gilligan to be scrapped.
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John Gilligan leaves Spanish court a free man despite drug and weapon confession
John Gilligan
The pint-sized criminal was handed a fine and suspended prison sentence by a Costa Blanca judge after admitting to smuggling cannabis and powerful sleeping pills into Ireland and being the owner of a weapon found hidden in the back garden of his Costa Blanca home.
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John Gilligan tells of fears of dying in prison as he faces threat of being locked up in Spain
John Gilligan
The gangster (70) is accused of sending drugs to Ireland from his Spanish bolthole and faces a sentence later this year if convicted
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Evil mobster John Gilligan describes praying to God for forgiveness after being blasted six times in gangland ambush
John Gilligan
“I said to myself, ‘This is me out of this life. God, I’m sorry for all me sins, please forgive me,” the mobster reveals in a bombshell new book, serialised in today’s Irish Mirror.
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Only man jailed for murder of Veronica Guerin to start getting day releases from prison soon
Brian Meehan
It is understood that Brian Meehan, 56, will be slowly allowed back into society over the coming year
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EXCLUSIVE video: Mobster John Gilligan speaks about raking in millions from drug empire - and how he'll go to hell
John Gilligan
In ‘The Gilligan Tapes, Ireland’s most notorious crime boss in his own words’, by investigative journalist Jason O’Toole, Gilligan also claims that he knew he would never be convicted of the June 1996 murder of Veronica Guerin.
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John Gilligan's son still behind bars in Spain awaiting high-stakes drugs trial after previously absconding
John Gilligan
Convicted criminal John, 71, remains on bail despite being warned he faces more than eight years in jail if found guilty of drugs and weapons charges. But his son is expected to stay behind bars until he is hauled into the dock at a courtroom in Torrevieja after he made himself a wanted man by absconding before being held in Ireland on a European arrest warrant earlier this year.
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John Gilligan's son Darren surrenders to Spanish authorities to face drug trafficking charges
John Gilligan
Mr Gilligan (47) is wanted for three alleged offences in southern Spain after a judge there issued a European Arrest Warrant for him on October 10 of last year. Mr Gilligan faces up to four years' imprisonment if convicted
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Pictured: The moment Spanish cops smash gang that was sending cannabis to Ireland by post
Drugs
Guardia Civil officers made their move against the suspects in the last week – but had been investigating them for more than three months
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John Gilligan's son Darren granted bail - despite garda objections and pending Spanish extradition request
John Gilligan
Court previously heard that when asked if he knew what the allegations were about, the 47-year-old replied 'yes' and that it came 'from being in the wrong place at the wrong time over nothing I done.'
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John Gilligan's son had plans to go to Spain before being arrested by gardaí
John Gilligan
The court heard the 47-year-old’s surrender is sought in relation to an alleged offence of breaching Public Order and Safety
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Video shows carnage as cops shot raiding home allegedly linked to gang sending drugs to Ireland in post
Crime
The Irish Mirror has learned that the four Guardia Civil officers were shot as they tried to enter a house near Alicante last week as part of the probe into criminals sending drugs to Ireland
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Concern extended Irish pub hours could have 'significant unintended consequences'
Nightclubs
A number of alcohol awareness groups will discuss the Government’s Sale of Alcohol Bill at the Oireachtas Justice Committee.
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Dublin mum fights alleged 'GAA ban on her entire family'
Courts
The mother asked the High Court for an injunction restraining a Co-Dublin based GAA side from allegedly barring her kids from participating in club activities
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Concert for Creeslough: Irish music stars hold special gig in memory of 10 who died in tragic explosion
Irish News
There were smiles and tears but also a sense of healing as people gathered to support eachother and none more so was that emotion felt when the names of the ten people who lost their lives were read out.
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Salmonella alert as outbreak reported at eight Irish poultry farms
Chicken
Restrictions have been placed on the birds, which are in a number of different locations, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine said.
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St Patrick's Day Dublin: 2023 parade set to be 'largest ever' as festival theme announced
St Patrick's Day
Tourism Minister Catherin Martin launched the massive jamboree for this year’s St Patrick’s Festival that will see hundreds of thousands partying in the Capital next month.
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John Gilligan 'hopping mad' as old pal takes €100,000 from his Spanish bolthole
John Gilligan
The pint-sized gangster is due back in court in Spain on drugs charges
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Veronica Guerin killer Brian Meehan developing golfing green for fellow inmates to play on
Veronica Guerin
The 55-year-old even jokingly asked prison bosses to buy the same grass seed which is used at the world renowned Augusta Golf Club in the US
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