Gardaí say no to US group’s assistance

A US CHILD protection chief has criticised the Government and the Garda for not accepting professional assistance on tackling child abuse.

Evin Daly, the head of US group One Child International, which located the alleged child abuser George Gibney, a former Irish swimming coach, said efforts to assist the Gardaí and the Department of Health in promoting awareness had been flatly refused — and at times ignored.

“I proposed a forum to the Gardaí, the department of Health and a number of the NGOs where they and their US counterparts could meet and discuss ideas on child protection,” Mr Daly said.