The revelation that gardaí in Waterford were aware of the activities of sex abuser, Bill Kenneally in the 1970s further highlights the need for a full Commission of Investigation into the activities of state agencies in the city, a survivor of Kenneally’s abuse has claimed. “This chap is living now in America and he told me that he and some other lads ended up in Waterford Garda Station over an incident out at a garage in the Dunmore Road in 1979 and the guards asked him about Bill Kenneally,” he said. Activities“If gardaí knew about Kenneally’s activities as far back as 1979 and had acted on the information that they received, myself and the other boys abused by Kenneally in the mid-1980s could have been saved from that abuse – it’s just incredible to think that nothing was done by the authorities. “Therefore, even if a Commission were to be established now, its work would be seriously delayed to allow for the completion of outstanding investigations and prosecutions. This would not be in the public interest, or in the best interest of those directly affected,” he said.

Source: The Irish Times January 05, 2018 08:37 UTC