Daffodil Day man jailed for abuse of three boys

A MAN contacted gardai to make a formal complaint after seeing the former scout leader who sexually abused him and two other boys almost 40 years ago on television.

- BY EIMEAR DODD

James Gilleran, 70, appeared on The Late Late Show in 2021 in his capacity as a volunteer for the Irish Cancer Society's Daffodil Day campaign. He was jailed for two years yesterday.

One of his victims contacted another complainant after seeing Gilleran on television, with a third also then coming forward.