Gilligan's equestrian centre put up for sale

Would-be buyers of the equestrian centre once owned by one of Ireland’s most notorious criminals have been wished good luck should they embark on a treasure hunt.

Nearly 17 years after drugs trafficker John Gilligan’s prized Jessbrook estate in Co Kildare was seized, the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) insisted rumours that he stashed his money there were just old wives’ tales.