- Former Clare hurler Niall Gilligan accused of repeatedly beating 12-year-old boy with stick Irish Examiner
- Former Clare hurler pleads not guilty to assaulting boy RTE.ie
- Former All-Ireland hurler Niall Gilligan ‘just kept hitting me’ with stick during alleged assault, boy told gardaí The Irish Independent
- Former Clare hurler Niall Gilligan ‘whacked’ boy (12) with stick, jury hears The Irish Times
- All-Ireland winner Gilligan pleads not guilty to assault of boy with a stick Clare Echo
