Minister promises full State apology for victims of Bill Kenneally

A memorandum to Government will go to Cabinet shortly which will commence the formal process of offering Kenneally's victims a full and formal State apology

Bill Kenneally: Currently serving a 19-year sentence for the indecent assault of 15 boys in Waterford between 1979 and 1990

Justice minister Jim O'Callaghan has promised that a full State apology will be issued to the survivors of paedophile Bill Kenneally after meeting them.

Kenneally, a 75-year-old former basketball coach and accountant, is currently serving a 19-year sentence for the indecent assault of 15 boys in Waterford between 1979 and 1990. The South East Commission of Investigation’s report notes that the number of victims is likely to be far higher.