The Irish Government is preparing a formal State apology to survivors of abuse committed by paedophile Bill Kenneally. Multiple outlets report that the apology will be delivered today in the Dáil by Taoiseach Micheál Martin. The proposed statement is described as full and formal, and is expected to address failures by state agencies to prevent the abuse carried out by Kenneally, who is also identified as a Waterford basketball coach. Coverage indicates the apology will acknowledge a dereliction of duty by the state. The reports align on the timing, noting that Martin will make the apology to survivors through the parliamentary process this afternoon. While details of the exact wording are not included in the available summaries, the overall message is consistent across sources: the Government intends to publicly recognize shortcomings in how relevant bodies handled or failed to stop the abuse, and to do so through an official State apology.