Bill Kenneally Abuse Survivor Reacts to State Apology After Years of Fighting for Answers - 15/07/2026
Survivors of abuse by former basketball coach Bill Kenneally are reflecting on a significant moment today, following a State apology delivered in the Dáil yesterday over the failures that allowed his crimes to continue.The victims were at Leinster House to hear Taoiseach Micheál Martin acknowledge the shortcomings in the investigation into Kenneally’s abuse. Kenneally, who was responsible for the abuse of a number of young boys during the 1970s and 1980s, died in prison just days after a Commission of Investigation found that repeated opportunities were missed by authorities to intervene and…
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