John Gilligan is one of the most notorious and hated criminal
figures in Irish history. His name is indelibly etched in the
national psyche a quarter of a century after he crossed the line to
organise the execution of the fearless, high-profile journalist
Veronica Guerin. Gilligan's motive for the assassination was, in
the words of the prosecution at a subsequent murder trial, 'the
necessity of having to protect an evil empire'. At the time
Gilligan was one of the most powerful and feared godfathers in the
country who controlled a colossal drugs empire and the underworld's
most dangerous mob. Gilligan tells the story of a young man's rise
through the ranks of gangland following his journey from petty
thief to public enemy number one. He was part of the generation of
young criminals - like the General, the Cahills, the Hutches - who
ushered in the phenomenon of organised crime in Ireland and became
household names in the process. This close-up look at a criminal
mastermind contains new details including a graphic account of the
planning of the Guerin murder, drawn from a sealed statement which
was never used, and the prison time and criminal activity which
have occupied Gilligan since, up to his recent arrest in Spain on
drug trafficking charges.
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