Niall Gilligan, a former Clare All-Ireland winning hurler, has been found not guilty of assault causing harm and producing a wooden stick in an incident at his Jamaica Inn Hostel on October 5, 2023. The verdict was delivered at Ennis Circuit Court after a six-day trial.
The 48-yr-old from Sixmilebridge faced charges related to an altercation with a 12-year-old boy on his property. According to RTE, the jury, after over five hours of deliberation, returned a majority not guilty verdict. Gilligan’s defence argued he acted to protect himself and his property, which had been repeatedly vandalized.
The trial concluded with emotional scenes in court, and Gilligan, a respected former athlete, was acquitted of all charges and walked free from court.
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