William Michael "Billy" Dennehy (born 17 February 1987) is an Irish former footballer and is the Sporting Director of League of Ireland First Division side Kerry.
Dennehy did not make a first-team appearance for Sunderland, but was a reserve and youth player at the club, and was given the squad number 34 for the 2006–07 season.
He also won the Setanta Cup in 2011 and played in the Europa League group stages netting against PAOK in November 2011:[6] In 2011, he was club top scorer (in all competitions) with 16 goals.
[7] Dennehy scored on his debut for Pats on 20 February 2016 in a 3–1 loss away to Bray Wanderers in the Leinster Senior Cup.
[8] Dennehy has played at U17, U18, U19, U21 and U23 levels for the Republic of Ireland national football team making his U21 debut in February 2007.
[11] On 17 November 2023, it was announced that Dennehy had stepped down as manager to return to his original position of Sporting Director of the club.