Tuesday 20 October 2026 Dublin: 12°C
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The podcast that helped bring George Gibney to justice, with Mark Horgan
Sinéad and Niall welcome Mark Horgan of the Second Captains/BBC podcast ‘Where is George Gibney?’ to reflect on the paedophile’s criminal conviction and sentencing 33 years after he was first charged in a Dublin court.
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