Convicted drug dealer John Gilligan was given a further six-month prison sentence by the Special Criminal Court yesterday after he pleaded guilty to having a mobile phone at Portlaoise District Court in 2010.
Gilligan (59) had been due for release from jail in April next year but the court yesterday jailed him for a consecutive six months. Gilligan, whose address was given as “care of Portlaoise Prison”, pleaded guilty to possession of a “mobile telecommunications device” while in lawful custody at Portlaoise District Court on March 30th, 2010.