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Five years for man who 'smashed' nephew of John Gilligan with van amid West Dublin feud

Date
2025-11-14

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

A 25‑year‑old man, Ryan Craig, was sentenced to six years in prison, with the last twelve months suspended for two years, for dangerous driving causing serious bodily harm. He also received a four‑year sentence for endangerment, both running concurrently and back‑dated to October 2024. Craig drove a van onto a footpath in Clondalkin, dragging a 25‑year‑old nephew of convicted drug dealer John Gilligan, Dillon Gilligan, for up to 30 feet before leaving him on the roadside with a fractured skull and pelvis. Craig fled the scene without assisting the victim, an act described by the judge as a deliberate purposeful act of dangerous driving motivated by rage and hatred. The court disqualified Craig from driving for fifteen years. The sentencing hearing noted Craig's prior convictions for drug possession and public order offences, but the judge considered the current incident far more serious. The unnamed 25-year-old pleaded guilty.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Five years for man who 'smashed' nephew of John Gilligan with van amid West Dublin feud. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

October 2024 Incident
October 20, 2024 Incident
December 17, 2019 Incident
January 2024 Incident
2025-11-14 Publication

Case subjects

Unnamed 25-year-old

Convicted Person

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Taking the "substantial mitigation" into account, Craig was sentenced to six years in prison with the last 12 months suspended for a period of two years for the offence of dangerous driving causing serious bodily harm. Judge Ronan Munro sentenced Gilligan to six and a half years, with the final 18 months suspended.