The Criminal Assets Bureau conducted a search operation in west Dublin as part of ongoing CAB investigation into targets linked to a Dublin-based organised crime group.

Ms Gilligan alleged she was being treated differently because of her familial connections.

Minister for Justice Helen McEntee on Tuesday is due to brief the Cabinet on Cab’s progress and also her plans to significantly increase the capacity of the bureau.

The judge said the family home of James 'Mago' Gately was purchased and renovated with funds that were 'overwhelmingly' crime proceeds

Veronika Saly, a Hungarian national, has been given three months to leave the family home, which was deemed to be the proceeds of crime

She has issued High Court proceedings over the refusals, saying she is not involved in any criminal activity and is “at a loss” as to why she is being treated as though she is.