There was nothing about that man that was real.” – Gary O’Toole on his former coach George Gibney. I was 13 years old and running around in my first year of secondary school when the story of George Gibney was published in 1994. How I remembered the story of George Gibney in my head was totally different to what had actually happened. It became increasingly clear to me that the story of George Gibney went way beyond Ireland and way beyond one short broadcast. You’re not going to leave your Irish babies are you?” – Bibi Baskin to George Gibney – Bibi television show, October 1989.

Source: The Irish Times August 22, 2020 05:26 UTC