Detectives to sell off Gilligan’s assets

Detectives are selling off an Olympic-sized equestrian centre after an epic 16-year battle to seize the assets of convicted drug trafficker John Gilligan.

His losing fight with the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) will also see one of his houses at Weston Green, Lucan, jointly owned with his son Darren, go on the open market within weeks.

However, ongoing legal challenges mean his wife Geraldine will, for now, be able to stay on at their house adjoining the infamous equestrian centre in Jessbrook, Mucklon, Co Kildare.