The true story of Jason Clancy’s horrific abuse at the hands of Ireland's most prolific paedophile and Fianna Fáil activist Bill Kenneally. Clancy's report to Gardaí in 2012 instigated the criminal
investigation which led to Kenneally’s prosecution. Through his persistent campaigning for the truth, Clancy uncovered evidence that the authorities knew about the abuse 30 years before Kenneally was eventually jailed, and that there had been a systemic cover-up by local Gardai, politicians and church leaders for over 30 years.

Through the eyes of one of convicted paedophile Bill Kenneally’s many victims, Ireland’s Protected Predator takes readers on a harrowing journey through his brutal reign of terror. This shocking story explores the former basketball coach and Fianna Fáil activist’s warped obsession with handcuffs and how he blackmailed powerless children into silence by threatening to circulate Polaroid images taken during these depraved attacks. Masquerading as a respected member of the community, he escaped justice for more than three decades with the help of many in our society who are meant to protect us.

Jason Clancy recounts his journey from his traumatised teenage years to successfully campaigning for a Commission of Investigation to examine how Bill Kenneally was allowed to continue roaming the streets preying on innocent boys decades after admitting to torturing them.

For the first time, this book delves into the more sinister question of how Bill Kenneally escaped justice for decades - and whether the those in authority positions were complicit in covering up his crimes.