Former Clare hurler Niall Gilligan has pleaded not guilty to assaulting a child in Sixmilebridge, Co Clare, in 2023.

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The 48-year-old denied a charge of assault causing harm at the Jamaica Inn Hostel on 5 October 2023.

He has also pleaded not guilty to a second charge of producing a wooden stick, capable of inflicting serious injury, at the same address on the same date.

The court was told the injured party was a minor and cannot be named as a result.

Interesting to see what comes of this one ..

MASSIVE game this weekend in the All-Ireland final and we can’t wait for the action to get going, who do you fancy to win the All-Ireland final? It’s a match that Cork simply have to win.