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Niall Gilligan at Ennis Circuit Court

A jury has found former All-Star and Clare All-Ireland winning hurler Niall Gilligan not guilty of assaulting a then 12-year-old boy with a stick almost two years ago.

At Ennis Circuit Court today, the jury of seven men and five women delivered a majority “not guilty” verdict against the charge that Mr Gilligan (48), of Rossroe, Kilmurry, Sixmilebridge had assaulted the boy with a stick at the Jamaica Inn Hostel, Sixmilebridge on October 5, 2023.