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Survivors of abusive former accountant and coach Bill Kenneally are demanding accountability as the state prepares to issue a formal apology in the Dáil. Though Kenneally died in prison, victims — now in their fifties — are pushing for apologies from Fianna Fáil, the Garda, HSE, and the Waterford diocese, despite the inquiry’s limited findings. The report blamed two senior officers for letting Kenneally walk free in 1987 after admitting abuse, citing flawed reasoning that psychiatric care was preferable to formal complaints. Family ties — including a former Fianna Fáil TD and a local priest — complicated the case, while Brendan Kenneally, a cousin and TD, was criticized for seeking treatment over reporting abuse — though the judge couldn’t prove he knew of the abuse before 2001.

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