2025-07-11
'You're going to die tonight': retired garda jailed for attacking and threatening to kill partner
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He imposed a prison sentence of four years, with the final 28 months suspended on strict conditions due to the substantial mitigation and the tragedy in Gillen's life. Judge Nolan sentenced Gillen to four years in prison, but due to the substantial mitigation and the tragedy in the defendant's life, he suspended the final 28 months for 28 months.; After hearing facts in the case yesterday, Judge Martin Nolan adjourned the case overnight.