Later This Month

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Bill Kenneally

This morning.

In The Irish Times.

Journalist Barry Roche reports that the retired Circuit Court judge Barry Hickson hopes to begin formal hearings at the Commission of Investigation concerning Bill Kenneally later this month.

The judge is tasked with examining the response to complaints or allegations of child sexual abuse made against the former Waterford basketball coach.

In 2016, Kenneally was given a 14-year sentence for sexually abusing ten boys aged between 12 and 16 in Waterford between 1984 and 1987.

Mr Roche reports:

“Retired Circuit Court judge Barry Hickson confirmed he had written to all the parties mentioned in the commission of investigation terms of reference, including An Garda Síochána, the South Eastern Health Board and Basketball Ireland, seeking any legal submissions they might wish to make.

“The terms of reference also refer to Waterford diocese and any political figures or public representatives with knowledge of the allegations of sexual abuse made against Kenneally, formerly of Laragh, Somerville, Co Waterford, between 1985 and 1992.

Judge Hickson said that following consideration of the legal submissions received in response to his letter, he hoped the investigation would be in a position to commence formal hearings later this month to establish how any allegations against Kenneally were handled.”

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2 thoughts on “Later This Month

  1. phil

    With the new commissioner , it will be interesting to see how the Gardai respond to requests from the Commission

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