The Court of Criminal Appeal said today it will hear John Gilligan's appeal against his conviction on drugs charges on July 1st. Gilligan is serving a 28-year sentence after being convicted at the Special Criminal Court in March 2001 of possessing and importing 20,000 kilogrammes of cannabis resin into Ireland over two-years.
He was previously cleared of the murder of Sunday Independentcrime reporter Veronica Guerin (37) in June 1996.