Former All-Star Niall Gilligan told gardaí he acted in a ‘reasonable manner’ to protect himself during alleged assault on boy (12)
Niall Gilligan outside Ennis Circuit Court. Photo: Eamon WardFormer All-Star and Clare All-Ireland winning hurler, Niall Gilligan told gardaí that he acted in a reasonable manner to protect himself from injury and assault from others.At Ennis Circuit Court today, the jury heard that Mr Gilligan made a pre-prepared statement to gardaí at Shannon Garda Station on February 19, 2024, in response to the then allegation that he had assaulted a 12-year-old boy with a stick at the Jamaica Inn hostel on October 5, 2023.
