A convicted drug dealer who was due to be sentenced this morning could now be in Spain, according to a judge at the Dublin District Court.
Darren Gilligan, who is 31, pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine with intent to supply in Mulhuddart in November of last year.
Judge John Coughlan issued a warrant for Gilligan's arrest today after he failed to appear in court for sentencing.
The judge read the probation report and noted there was an indication that Gilligan was thinking of going to Spain.
The father of two, with addresses in Mulhuddart and Lucan in west Dublin, is the son of convicted drug dealer John Gilligan.
When asked about Gilligan's whereabouts his solicitor, Dara Robinson, said 'he was in the country'.
