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by Irvin Muchnick<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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At today’s hearing in Dublin’s Central Criminal Court, George Gibney’s sentence for sexual abuse of four girls 40 to 50 years ago was not yet handed down. Justice M\u00edche\u00e1l P. O’Higgins set sentencing for October 12. Gibney’s barrister, Patrick Gageby, said there would be no appeal.<\/p>\n

The hearing was devoted to the victim impact testimony of the four complainants. Coverage can be found at, among other places, https:\/\/www.rte.ie\/news\/ireland\/2026\/0727\/1585336-court-george-gibney\/<\/a> and https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/crime-law\/courts\/2026\/07\/27\/george-gibney-due-back-before-court-for-sentencing-hearing\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As Concussion Inc. readers know, the focus here has been on something ignored by the Irish media, on pain of the country’s censorious and illogical legal regime. That something is the corrupt 1994 Irish Supreme Court decision that originally sprang Gibney for more than three decades, and for several years also permanently shielded from accountability many others who were accused of abuse that went back a number of years.\u00a0Gibney v. DPP<\/em> was argued by the same Gageby, whose sister Susan Denham, coincidentally or otherwise, sat on the court at the time. Denham subsequently ascended to chief justice.<\/p>\n

Well in advance of October 12, we’ll be rolling out individual examples of this disgraceful body of “Gibney-plus” cases. As they say, watch this space.<\/p>\n

I’m booked for an interview on Irish radio tomorrow morning. You’ll find an alert for it, if it happens, at my page on the X social media site<\/a>. The interview was scheduled before it was known that there would be no sentence today, so I think there’s a possibility the segment will be scrapped.<\/p>\n

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PREVIOUSLY:<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cThe George Gibney Victory Lap — And Beyond,\u201d July 6,<\/span> https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/?p=16697<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Irish Taboo Against Mentioning in the Same Breath Susan Denham (of the Supreme Court Panel That Sprang George Gibney in 1994) and Patrick Gageby (Gibney\u2019s Barrister and Denham\u2019s Brother),\u201d July 8,<\/span> https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/?p=16701<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cIntroducing the Behind-the-Scenes Tale of the Disastrous Implications of the Irish Supreme Court\u2019s Original 1994 Springing of George Gibney,\u201d July 11, <\/span>https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/?p=16708<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s Talk about the Other (Scrupulously Unpublicized) Defendants in Ireland\u2019s Historical Sexual Abuse Cases Who Enjoyed Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Cards Thanks to the Supreme Court\u2019s 1994 George Gibney \u2018Delay Card\u2019 Ruling,” July 14, <\/span>https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/?p=16715<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Post-George Gibney Stench of Corruption in Historical Sexual Abuse Cases Hangs in the Irish Air — Whether or Not Anyone Wants to Acknowledge It,\u201d July 16, <\/span>https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/?p=16722<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cT-Minus One Week to George Gibney\u2019s Sentencing. Also, 32 Years Into Lack of Scrutiny of the Corrupt Irish Legal Regime That Allowed Gibney and Fellow Child Molesters to Roam Free,\u201d July 22, https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/?p=16730<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

“For the First Time, Here are the Full Texts and Analysis of the Two 1990s Irish Supreme Court Decisions That Bracketed the George Gibney Era\u2019s Handling of \u2018Historical\u2019 Sexual Abuse Allegations,” July 23, https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/?p=16738<\/a><\/p>\n

“This Is What Irish Corruption Looks Like,” July 24, https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/?p=16747<\/a><\/p>\n

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