High Court grants John Gilligan's son bail in Spanish extradition case

The judge said that he understood the concerns of gardaí but it appeared to be accepted that Mr Gilligan was going back to Spain

(Left to right) John Gilligan and his son, Darren, who is to attend court for his extradition hearing on June 21, which is in respect of the extradition request issued by the Spanish authorities. File picture: Collins Courts

Darren Gilligan, son of convicted drug dealer John Gilligan, has been granted bail by the High Court this afternoon, despite garda objections and a pending extradition request issued by the Spanish authorities for drug-trafficking matters.

The High Court previously heard that Detective Sergeant Adrian Murray arrested Mr Gilligan in west Dublin on April 12 and when asked if he knew what the allegations were about, the 47-year-old replied "yes" and that it came "from being in the wrong place at the wrong time over nothing I done".