One of Ireland's most notorious drug dealers, whose gang murdered the campaigning journalist Veronica Guerin, will be released from prison on Tuesday.
John Gilligan was sentenced to 20 years for importing drugs to the Republic in 2001. He had already served several years on remand in an English jail awaiting extradition to Ireland.
Prior to her murder on the outskirts of Dublin in 1996, Guerin had been investigating Gilligan's criminal empire. He was never convicted in connection with her killing, but Gilligan made threats to the journalist and her young son while she was looking into his lifestyle and wealth.
Before his release Gilligan said he would be making no statements to the media and would not do so even if he was offered
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