Former Irish swimming coach Gibney sentenced to 15.5 years for historical child sex abuse

George Gibney, a former Irish Olympic swimming coach, was sentenced to 15.5 years in prison for sexually abusing girls in the 1970s and 1980s. The conviction resolves a long-standing case that had been the subject of extradition and legal proceedings. The sentence underscores the ongoing judicial reckoning with historical abuse cases in Ireland.