Former Irish Times sports journalist Tom Humphries
BREAKING Former Irish Times journalist Tom Humphries jailed for two and a half years for grooming and sexually abusing a teenage girl
— Frank Greaney (@FrankGreaney) October 24, 2017
Judge Karen O’Connor told the court it was difficult not to have some sympathy for #TomHumphries.
— Michael O’Toole (@mickthehack) October 24, 2017
She also said she gave “careful consideration” to references for #TomHumphries from two friends (David Walsh and Donal Og Cusack).
— Michael O’Toole (@mickthehack) October 24, 2017
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Meanwhile…
“About an hour ago” took snapshot just now. Article still in my cache. Clock Clock on my phone local time in Vancouver. pic.twitter.com/Or0wLw2FYf
— SaintThomas (@SaintThomasLOL) October 24, 2017
Meanwhile…
George Gibney
“I think the sentence is too low for what has happened and I’d like to congratulate that girl who came out and exposed him…
In a sense I feel sorry for the likes of David Walsh and Donal Og Cusack because these people have a habit of surrounding themselves with powerful people and wangling themselves into poweful positions where people surrounding them believe in nearly anything you say.
Because I saw this happening in swimming and how [George] Gibney got away and evaded justice.
He not only had powerful connections in swimming. He had it coming from Government down.
And he evaded justice in the end by manipulating the whole way of getting off on these things.”
Former swimmer Gary O’Toole’ s father Aidan on Liveline this afternoon.
Previously: George Gibney on Broadsheet