Thursday 5 November 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Named in reporting

Damien Hetherington

1 report across 1 case, 24 Feb 2023 to 24 Feb 2023

Victim: Damien Hetherington, Irish man (judged from name)Damien Hetherington

Key facts

from every report naming them
Named as
Victim
Offences
Sexual abuse (indecent assault and sexual assault)
Where
Co. Dublin
Reporting
1 report, 24 Feb 2023 to 24 Feb 2023
Outlets
rte.ie

Cases

latest first
  • Appeal succeeds in Terenure College sexual abuse case Sexual abuse (indecent assault and sexual assault) · Co. Dublin

    John McClean, a 79-year-old former rugby coach and teacher, was convicted of sexually abusing 45 boys at Terenure College in south Dublin between 1971 and 1993. Victims include Paul Kennedy, 60, and Damien Hetherington, who both waived their right to anonymity. McClean was arrested in August 2022, charged with 49 counts of indecent assault, and pleaded guilty to a further 23 counts in February 2023. In July 2024, the Court of Appeal quashed his 2023 four-year sentence and resentenced him to a global term of 10 and a half years for all 45 offences.

    Sentenced, 24 Feb 2023Victim · 1 report

Timeline

every report naming Damien Hetherington, newest first

Each entry shows how that report described them.

  1. 24 Feb2023
    Sentencedrte.ie, in Appeal succeeds in Terenure College sexual abuse case
    'Grave failure' abuser was not stopped - Carmelites
    victim, Damien Hetherington, male, irish (judged from name)Damien Hetherington

Matched on the name as printed, ignoring quoted nicknames, and split by the ages reported. Two people who share a name and age would appear together here.