Former Clare hurler Niall Gilligan 'lost it' and hit boy, 12, 'multiple times' with stick, court told

Judge Francis Comerford will give his charge to the jury on Tuesday

Ennis Circuit Court heard on Monday that Mr Gilligan 'lost control' on October 5, 2023, when he punished the boy for the damage being caused at the time to his Jamaica Inn hostel property in Sixmilebridge.

Former All-Star and Clare All-Ireland winning hurler, Niall Gilligan “lost it” when he hit a then 12-year-old child “multiple times” with a stick, according to counsel for the State, Sarah Jane Comerford BL.

Ms Comerford told a jury at Ennis Circuit Court on Monday that Mr Gilligan “lost control” on October 5, 2023, when he punished the boy for the damage being caused at the time to his Jamaica Inn hostel property in Sixmilebridge.