Episode 3681: The Long Walk to Justice; George Gibney Jailed for 15 1/2 Years

George Gibney was yesterday sentenced to 15 and a half years in jail for the sexual abuse of four girls in the 1970s and 1980s, bringing to an end a decades-long fight for justice.

Dara Mac Dónaill / The Irish Times

Two of the survivors from the 1990’s case against Gibney join us in studio today, and they are very familiar to listeners of our “Where Is George Gibney?” podcast.  Ber Carley and Tric Kearney stood behind Orla Poole, one of the complainants in the current case, as she waived her anonymity and delivered a powerful statement to the assembled media on the steps of the Central Criminal Court yesterday. When Orla ended her historic speech, she turned and embraced Ber and Tric.

They talk to us today about their feelings in the aftermath of the sentencing, what this process has taken from them and what it has given them, and, along with Mark, we reflect on how a journey that began as an attempt to document this monster’s crimes became the catalyst for yesterday’s final judgement and headline news.

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