GILLIGAN'S NEPHEW JAILED ON FIREARM RAP

A NEPHEW of gangster John Gilligan was yesterday jailed for five years after he was convicted of carrying a firearm with intent to commit assault causing harm.

- BY EIMEAR DODD

A Circuit Court judge told Dylan Gilligan, 24, that he will have a choice when released from prison whether or not to return to criminality.

Judge Ronan Munro made the comments while sentencing Gilligan, 24, who was convicted following a trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

He denied a charge of carrying a firearm with intent to commit assault causing harm to Scott Purdue on December 17, 2019 at Shancastle Park, Clondalkin.

"You are a relatively young man," Judge Munro told Gilligan yesterday.

He said Gilligan would have to make a choice upon his release from custody, whether to return to activities which bring Garda attention, or to "keep his head down".