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Irish Independent
a day ago
- Irish Independent
Former All-Star Niall Gilligan told gardaí he acted in a ‘reasonable manner' to protect himself during alleged assault on boy (12)
Former All-Star and Clare All-Ireland winning hurler, Niall Gilligan told Gardai that he acted in a reasonable manner to protect himself from injury and assault from others at the Jamaica Inn hostel on October 5th 2023.
Sunday World
a day ago
- Sunday World
Former All-Star hurler told ‘you just viciously attacked my son' by father, court hears
In evidence, the father said that he phoned Niall Gilligan and said: 'I said I am currently in A&E with my son who you just viciously attacked.' The father of the 12-year old boy allegedly assaulted with a stick by former All-Star and Clare All-Ireland winning hurler Niall Gilligan phoned him from an A&E to say 'you just viciously attacked my son', a court has heard. On the fourth day of the trial at Ennis Circuit Court, the boy's father gave evidence of a phone call he made to the accused as his son was being treated for his injuries by medics on the evening of October 5th, 2023. The father told the jury today that he got Niall Gilligan's phone number on the evening of October 5th after his son had told him what had occurred earlier where Mr Gilligan is accused of assaulting the boy with a stick. Mr Gilligan (48) of Rossroe, Kilmurry, Sixmilebridge, denies the charge of assault causing harm with a stick at the Jamaica Inn hostel, Sixmilebridge on October 5th 2023. Niall Gilligan outside Ennis Circuit Court Today's News in 90 Seconds - July 18th In evidence, the father said that he phoned Mr Gilligan and said: 'I said I am currently in A&E with my son who you just viciously attacked.' The father said that Mr Gilligan did not respond to the allegation. He conintued by saying that he first brought his son to a VHI clinic at Raheen, Limerick. He said: 'Once they (medical staff) started cutting his clothes off him they were finding more and more injuries. 'They found he had soiled himself which led them to believe that he was unconscious at some stage.' The father added that medics at the VHI Clinic made the decision that the boy should be transferred by ambulance to the A&E at University Hospital Limerick (UHL). The boy's father said that he didn't believe his son's initial story that he had fallen off his bike. He said: 'I definitely didn't think that he fell off a bike. He was covered head to toe in muck.' He went on to say that his son had his jacket pulled down over a cut on his arm 'and I could see blood coming from the cut'. The father stated that his son 'had a swollen hand and he was limping. He was talking quite fast as well and he was pale so I imagine adrenaline and shock." He said that once they got to the VHI clinic, his son told him what had happened earlier. The trial continues before a jury of seven men and five women.
The Journal
2 days ago
- The Journal
Father of boy allegedly assaulted by Niall Gilligan phoned him to say 'you just attacked my son'
THE FATHER OF the 12-year-old boy allegedly assaulted with a stick by former All-Star and Clare All-Ireland winning hurler Niall Gilligan phoned him from an A&E to say 'you just viciously attacked my son', a court has heard. On the fourth day of the trial at Ennis Circuit Court, the boy's father gave evidence of a phone call he made to the accused as his son was being treated for his injuries by medics on the evening of 5 October, 2023. The father told the jury today that he got Niall Gilligan's phone number on the evening of 5 October after his son had told him what had occurred earlier where Mr Gilligan is accused of assaulting the boy with a stick. Mr Gilligan (48) of Rossroe, Kilmurry, Sixmilebridge, denies the charge of assault causing harm with a stick at the Jamaica Inn hostel, Sixmilebridge on 5 October 2023. In evidence, the father said that he phoned Mr Gilligan and said: 'I said I am currently in A&E with my son who you just viciously attacked.' The father said that Mr Gilligan did not respond to the allegation. The father said that he first brought his son to a VHI clinic at Raheen, Limerick. He said: 'Once they (medical staff) started cutting his clothes off him they were finding more and more injuries.' Advertisement He said: 'They found he had soiled himself which led them to believe that he was unconscious at some stage.' He said that medics at the VHI Clinic made the decision that the boy should be transferred by ambulance to the A&E at University Hospital Limerick (UHL). The boy's father said that he didn't believe his son's initial story that he had fallen off his bike. He said: 'I definitely didn't think that he fell off a bike. He was covered head to toe in muck.' He said that his son had his jacket pulled down over a cut on his arm 'and I could see blood coming from the cut'. The father said that his son 'had a swollen hand and he was limping'. 'He was talking quite fast as well and he was pale so I imagine adrenaline and shock. He said that once they got to the VHI clinic, his son told him what had happened earlier. The trial continues before a jury of seven men and five women.
The 42
2 days ago
- The 42
Former All-Ireland hurler Niall Gilligan pleads not guilty to assaulting boy with stick
FORMER ALL STAR and Clare All-Ireland winning hurler Niall Gilligan has pleaded 'not guilty' to the assault causing harm of a boy with a stick in October 2023. Before a jury panel at Ennis Circuit Court this morning, Gilligan (48) replied 'not guilty' when arraigned on two charges. Gilligan said 'not guilty' when arraigned on the charge of assault causing harm of the boy at the Jamaica Inn Hostel, Mt Ivers, Broadford Rd, Sixmilebridge contrary to Section 3 of the Offences Against the Person Act on 5 October 2023. Dressed in a suit and tie, Gilligan, of Rossroe, Kilmurry, Sixmilebridge, also replied 'not guilty' to producing a wooden stick capable of inflicting serious injury during the course of a dispute contrary to Section 11 of the Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act at the same location on the same date. Advertisement Counsel for the State, Sarah Jane Comerford BL, instructed by State Solicitor for Clare, Aisling Casey, told the jury panel that the alleged offences occurred at the Jamaica Inn hostel in Sixmilebridge on 5 October 2023. Comerford said that Gilligan is alleged to have assaulted the boy 'and used a wooden stick during that assault'. Comerford said that it is anticipated that the trial will take four to five days and should finish by Tuesday or Wednesday of next week. Comerford called out a list of civilian witnesses to give evidence and included the name of the alleged juvenile injured party on the list. She also listed the names of five witnesses who have compiled reports for the trial. Comerford also provided to the jury panel the names of 18 Garda witnesses due to give evidence. Comerford said that the defence in the case has notified the State of the potential to call one defence witness during the trial, a Martin Murphy residing at Kilmurry, Sixmilebridge, Co Clare. A jury of seven men and five women was then selected from the jury panel to serve on the jury. The selection process took just over 20 minutes as solicitor Daragh Hassett, for Gilligan, and Casey, for the State, each challenged potential jurors to serve. The maximum number of challenges is seven for each side. Judge Francis Comerford told the jury that the trial will commence on Wednesday morning and adjourned the case until then. Written by Gordon Deegan and posted on
Irish Times
2 days ago
- Irish Times
Teenager says he did not see former Clare hurler Niall Gilligan hit his 12-year-old friend with a stick, court hears
A teenager told a court on Thursday all he could hear was the sound of wood smacking off his then 12-year-old friend after he saw former All-Star and Clare All-Ireland winning hurler Niall Gilligan go to hit him. At Ennis Circuit Court, the teenager said a 'horrible thing happened to my friend' when recalling the alleged assault of his then 12-year-old friend on October 5th, 2023, at the Jamaica Inn hostel in Sixmilebridge. Mr Gilligan (48) of Rossroe, Kilmurry, Sixmilebridge, denies the assault causing harm with a stick of the boy. The two boys had been exploring the abandoned Jamaica Inn hostel after 5pm on the day in question. READ MORE Mr Gilligan owned the hostel at the time and the jury has been told, in the days leading up to October 5th, it had been broken into and vandalised. Under cross examination via video link from a room at Ennis courthouse, the now teenager acknowledged in his interview with gardaí in November 2023 he said he saw Mr Gilligan hit his friend. On Thursday afternoon, the teenager said he did not see Mr Gilligan hit the other boy. He said: 'I saw him go to hit him, I mis-phrased that. All I could hear was the sound of wood smacking off my friend.' The teenager said his friend was 'tiny' at the time of the incident. The witness told counsel for Mr Gilligan, Patrick Whyms BL (instructed by solicitor, Daragh Hassett), when his friend slipped as they were running away from Mr Gilligan, 'I saw Niall coming at him with the stick about to swing at him'. He said: 'We were both running away and he attacked my friend when we were both running in the opposite direction to him.' The teenager disagreed with Mr Gilligan's version of events in which he said the altercation with his friend took place inside the building. Asked how he felt by the specialist Garda interviewer in his November 2023 video evidence, the boy said 'terrified', and added 'but I just got out of there as fast as I could, all I could think was 'get out of there' and I did'. Referring to his friend's screaming, the boy said: 'I heard him shouting, like I heard him screaming like telling him to stop. My friend telling him to f**k off and to leave him alone, that was about it.' The witness hid in a nearby industrial estate and he said that felt relatively safe 'but I was still very scared that somehow he could have seen me'. A short time later, the boy said he saw his friend come around the corner 'and he was limping like he was holding his arm, holding his hand, holding the wrist he broke and it was all swelling up'. The jury also heard from witness for the State, Linda Quinn, from Sixmilebridge, who runs the local GAA club shop. She said on her way into the club on the evening of October 5th, she noticed a child near the gate and something did not look right. She said the boy asked her if she thought his hand was broken. 'It was very swollen.' He then showed her a 'big gash' on his leg and asked her opinion. When Ms Quinn asked him what happened, he told her he had fallen off his bike. There was another deep gash on his arm. Ms Quinn told him he might need to get stitches. At this, the child got upset and Ms Quinn offered to give him a lift home. Shortly afterwards, they arrived at his house, and after speaking to the boy's aunt, Ms. Quinn returned to work. The trial continues on Friday before a jury of seven men and five women.
