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JOHN GILLIGAN’S FORMER estate, known as Jessbrook, has been sold by the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB).
The property in Mucklon, county Kildare was seized by the agency 17 years ago and put up for sale last September.
The move came after a long court battle between the convicted criminal and the CAB. The Supreme Court eventually gave the sale the green light in November 2012.
A spokesperson for CAB told TheJournal.ie that the final sale price will not be disclosed.
The expected price tag, when the estate first went on the market, was about €500,000.
The buyer has not yet been revealed but a statement is expected in due course.
The estate, which includes 80 acres of land, an equestrian arena and other agricultural buildings, has been unoccupied since 1996.
(All images: Niall Carson/PA Wire)
Gilligan fled Ireland on St Patrick’s Day this year after a shooting incident a fortnight earlier. While attending a family christening in Clondalkin, the 61-year-old was shot a number of times.
He recovered in hospital and left Ireland hours after being discharged.
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Gilligan if you are reading this
HAHA !!!
Poor John….He should have been a banker instead of being a *anker
Just hope the little smurf has not bought it back himself
Was just thinking that’s what probably happened myself!
Yep I’d say one of his cronies bought it for him .
Another land grab
Jeez that sofa was nicked sorry borrowed from hyacinth bucket!!
Lets all laugh at Gilligan ha ha ha..
You deserve everything you get, you sad little runt !
Brave buyer
“No price or purchaser has been revealed.”
Sure that’s what we all want to know!
CAB say final price won’t be disclosed?
So they can avoid the property register declaration then? How do we know fair value was got?
Sounds rather odd that price not to be revealed seeing it was sold by the State and proceeds of sale go into State coffers. Surely this is not more FG/Lab Govt transparency!
Probably the only thing connected with this thug that’s gone legit!
Check out the really gammy house. So much money, so little imagination/ cop on.
All the same though, you wouldn’t be rushing to move in yourself any time soon, can’t imagine his pals would let that go down too smoothly.
He dosent really have ‘pals’ in that sense. Remember Gilligan was the reason CAB was set up so alot of the criminal fraternity hold that against him, he tried to flex his muscles on release and was totally blanked by the criminal classes. They then tried to kill him on a couple of occasions so he legged it. Good riddence to little more than a insignificant pr1ck wrapped up in his own importance
We the people should be told what the price was,after all we were the owners.
By any chance did they take a loss on it…I’d bet we did
Eh..wasn’t it seized by CAB ? How can you make a loss on selling something you got for nothing ?
The cost of the sale may have exceeded the actual sale price. You must have been out the day rest if the class did economics.
I wouldn’t be surprised if this place was sold off to the Anglo pair.
Someone give Pat Butcher her sofa back!!!
What a shit hole
Must be the only vacant property in Ireland not turned over by the travellers …
“More than a riding school.” Indeed, much more: also criminal assets.
Was looking for one of these on EBay…
Wonder was it a copper or a relation of one buying it at knockdown price
That’s some leap to make!
Sorry to see this property being taken from a man as good as yourself I hope you get well soon & make a full recovery
You’re some knob jockey!
You complete lick arse!
There’s probably millions of drug money stashed under the floorboards for the past 17 years! The buyer could win the lotto literally!
Wat do CAB do wit the money they receive for selling organised crime good’s??
Spend it on Crisps And Bottles of fizzy orange
Where does the money go to??
After all expenses are paid anything left (don’t think there will be in this instance) goes into State coffers.
Where does the money go to after selling organised crime good’s
Back to the exchequer. (Government)
And if you consider how much he has actually cost this state on appeal after appeal with barrister fees alone the price for jessbrook wouldn’t touch bill he has caused ,hope he dies roaring
I’m pretty sure little John had to pay them as he lost the legal appeals.
Robbed again then.
Sitting room looks like the set from Eastenders the hack of it
his sitting room omg his taste is up his arse ,its awful
No more horses…..just mules.
Sold for 550,000 to John Buckley Horse trader from Carlow. Was sold in Dec and he got keys yesterday according to today’s Mirror
Was the sale handled by DuNG ?
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