Journalist gives evidence at Gilligan trial
A journalist has told the Special Criminal Court he had the "most bizarre conversation" of his life with murder accused John Gilligan, a month after the murder of Veronica Guerin.
Paul Williams, crime correspondent with the Sunday World, told the court how he rang Gilligan's wife Geraldine on June 28th 1996 and was given a mobile number to ring.
He called the number and spoke to a man who said he was John Gilligan.
Williams went on to say he believed he had given the man a contact number for him and, nearly a month later, on July 24th, the same man made telephone contact with the journalist.
