I’ve got nothing to hide, says drug baron Gilligan

Drug baron John Gilligan has claimed he has nothing to hide after walking free from jail.

The one-time chief suspect in the murder of journalist Veronica Guerin was released from the high-security Portlaoise prison yesterday morning after spending 17 years behind bars.

The notorious crime lord had claimed he would not speak to the media, even if all the newspapers and broadcasters paid him €1m each.