Swim Ireland (SI) have accepted the resignation of one of their 12 board members, John Mullins, following the airing of an episode of the BBC podcast “Where is George Gibney”. The Gibney podcast, produced by Mark Horgan of Second Captains and documentary-maker Ciarán Cassidy, examines the child abuse controversy and fallout involving Ireland’s former Olympic swimming coach. At the time Mullins was one of two assistant coaches to Gibney at the Trojan Swimming club in Dublin. The issue was first raised at a board meeting in August when Mullins declared that he had been interviewed for the podcast. “Swim Ireland confirms that John Mullins tendered his resignation from the Swim Ireland Board on Thursday 1st of October.

Source: The Irish Times October 08, 2020 04:52 UTC