Ireland Named in reporting
John McClean
Born 1945, from the ages reported. 17 reports across 2 cases, 16 Aug 2022 to 2 Apr 2025
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused, suspect
- Born
- 1945, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Indecent assault, Sexual abuse (indecent assault and sexual assault)
- Where
- Co. Dublin
- Reporting
- 17 reports, 16 Aug 2022 to 2 Apr 2025
- Outlets
- irishtimes.com, thejournal.ie, rte.ie, extra.ie
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Cases
latest first- Former Terenure College rugby coach John McClean convicted of abusing four more boys Indecent assault · Co. Dublin
John McClean, 80, a former rugby coach at Terenure College in Dublin, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to seven counts of indecently assaulting four boys there between 1973 and 1990. He is already serving a global sentence of 10½ years for offending against 45 boys at the school. The four complainants contacted gardaí after press coverage of his other convictions. In 2021 he received a two-year sentence consecutive to an 11-year sentence, and a 2 April 2025 report says he was convicted and sentenced for these four complainants, with no extra time in custody. The latest development is that the court imposed no extra custodial time for these four complainants.
Sentenced, 2 Apr 2025Convicted · 1 report - 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 2023Convicted, accused, suspect · 16 reports
Timeline
every report naming John McClean, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 2 Apr2025‘Justice has been served’: Former Terenure College rugby coach John McClean convicted of abusing another four teenagersconvicted, John McClean, 80, male, named, irish (judged from name)John McClean
- 4 Jul2024Former Terenure College rugby coach John McClean successfully appeals sentence for sexual abuse casesconvicted, John McClean, 79, male, named, irish (judged from name)John McClean
- 12 Feb2024Ex-rugby coach John McClean claims consecutive jail terms for child sex abuse were too severeconvicted, John McClean, 79, male, named, irish (judged from name)John McClean
- 12 Feb2024Former Terenure College rugby coach John McClean appeals against consecutive sentences for sexually abusing pupilsconvicted, John McClean, 79, male, named, irish (judged from name)John McClean
- 24 Feb2023Ex-rugby coach jailed for further four years for sexually assaulting 22 boys at Terenure Collegeconvicted, John McClean, 78, male, named, irish (judged from name)John McClean
- 24 Feb2023Former Terenure College teacher John McClean jailed for four years for sex attacksconvicted, John McClean, male, named, irish (judged from name)John McClean
- 24 Feb2023'Grave failure' abuser was not stopped - Carmelitessuspect, John McClean, 78, male, named, irish (judged from name)John McClean
- 23 Feb2023‘You stole my innocence’: Victim of John McClean waives right to anonymityconvicted, John McClean, 78, male, named, irish (judged from name)John McClean
- 23 Feb2023Ex-Rugby Coach John McClean Admits To Sexually Assaulting 20 Boys At Terenure Collegeaccused, John McClean, male, named, irish (judged from name)John McClean
- 23 Feb2023‘May you rot in hell’: Victims speak in court after ex-rugby coach admits sexual abuse of boysaccused, John McClean, 78, male, named, irish (judged from name)John McClean
- 23 Feb2023John McClean told to rot in hell as past pupils describe how he abused them at Terenure Collegesuspect, John McClean, 78, male, named, irish (judged from name)John McClean
- 11 Jan2023Former rugby coach and teacher admits to sexually abusing two boys in the 1980ssuspect, John McClean, 77, male, named, irish (judged from name)John McClean
- 11 Jan2023Former rugby coach and teacher at Terenure College pleads guilty to indecently assaulting boyssuspect, John McClean, 77, male, named, irish (judged from name)John McClean
- 11 Jan2023Former school rugby coach admits abusing two boysaccused, John McClean, 76, male, named, irish (judged from name)John McClean
- 21 Oct2022Former rugby coach John McClean returned for trial in Circuit Courtsuspect, John McClean, 76, male, named, irish (judged from name)John McClean
- 16 Aug2022Former Terenure College rugby coach charged with abusing boyssuspect, John McClean, 76, male, named, irish (judged from name)John McClean
- 16 Aug2022Former rugby coach faces 49 counts of indecent assaultaccused, John McClean, 76, male, named, irish (judged from name)John McClean
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