The podcast that helped bring George Gibney to justice, with Mark Horgan

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A Second Captains and BBC podcast has revisited the case of George Gibney, the Dublin paedophile convicted and sentenced decades after his crimes first drew widespread attention. Hosts Sinéad and Niall spoke with Mark Horgan about the podcast Where Is George Gibney? and the reporting it helped generate. Their conversation focused on Gibney's criminal conviction and the sentence imposed by the court. The case is being examined 33 years after Gibney was first charged in a Dublin court. Horgan described how the podcast brought renewed public attention to evidence and the long search for accountability. The discussion also traced the lengthy path from the original proceedings to Gibney's conviction. It offered listeners a chance to consider how investigative journalism contributed to the case reaching court.

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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