Virgin Media has handed John Gilligan a 'platform to peddle lies'

has given ‘hardened criminal’ John Gilligan a platform to attack Veronica Guerin’s memory and legacy, her brother has toldJimmy Guerin has written to members of the Oireachtas asking them to support calls forfeaturing the convicted drug trafficker.Advertisement

He said his family always knew Gilligan was likely to ‘make statements and tell lies’ – but they never thought he would be given the chance to speak on national television. Murdered Journalist Veronica Guerin speaking at a Fianna Fail conference on Crime in April 1996. Image: Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews

“Secondly, I think you're running the risk of glorifying him. I think if you look at some of the comments that I believe were on social media after it, there are people who are saying, ‘Well done John’ and ‘Good man, John,’ because he's undermining the integrity of the Gardaí and the police – coming out with stories, as if there's something to be proud of.

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